[Hiring] Senior Backend Java/Python Engineer @Codelitt

Role Description

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (Java & Python) to join our team on a high-impact engagement with one of our partners, a global wealth-tech and data platform that helps investment professionals manage complex portfolios, deliver better client experiences, and operate at scale.

• The company supports a large international client base, serving more than 1,400 firms across 60+ markets .
• This role will embed with a senior engineering team responsible for expanding core advisor and client experiences across web and mobile platforms.
• You will contribute across multiple backend services and platforms , building and evolving systems implemented in Java and Python .
• You’ll help design and deliver backend capabilities, integrations, and platform improvements that support real product outcomes.
• This is a hands-on engineering role with meaningful ownership, visible impact, and strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Backend-first engineer with strong production experience in Java and/or Python
• Comfortable working across multiple services, systems, and codebases
• Pragmatic and able to navigate complex or evolving architectures
• Experienced with APIs, integrations, and distributed backend systems
• Strong at building reusable platform capabilities, not just feature-by-feature implementations
• Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate development while applying sound engineering judgment
• Collaborative, low-ego, and able to integrate quickly into an experienced engineering team
• Focused on delivering business value through reliable, maintainable systems

Requirements

• Design, build, and extend backend services across multiple systems implemented in either Java or Python
• Deliver clean, maintainable solutions that support new product capabilities
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Contribute to system design decisions and architectural evolution
• Implement and maintain integrations between internal services and external platforms
• Design reliable data flows across services and systems
• Improve resilience, observability, and ownership across service boundaries
• Help evolve backend patterns that support long-term platform growth
• Work closely with engineering leads, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver incrementally
• Support delivery of high-priority initiatives with clear timelines and measurable impact
• Participate in technical discussions, tradeoff decisions, estimation, and planning
• Contribute to improving development workflows and team velocity
• Write testable, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Help maintain strong engineering standards while enabling fast delivery
• Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and knowledge sharing
• Bring a product mindset to backend work, balancing user experience, performance, and reliability

Benefits

• Immediate, real-world delivery impact
• A senior partner engineering team
• Modern backend systems across multiple services
• Clear ownership and technical influence
• A product-focused engineering culture