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Lead Engineer (Backend)

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Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
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Lead Engineer will design and implement microservices and RESTful APIs while leading a team to develop financial software solutions.
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MoneyLion is a leader in financial technology powering the next generation of personalized products and content, with a top consumer finance super app, a premier embedded finance platform for enterprise businesses and a world-class media arm. MoneyLion’s mission is to give everyone the power to make their best financial decisions. We pride ourselves on serving the many, not the few; providing confidence through guidance, choice, personalization; and shortening the distance to an informed action.

In our go-to money app for consumers, we deliver curated content on finance and related topics, through a tailored feed that engages people to learn and share. People take control of their finances with our innovative financial products and marketplace - including our full-fledged suite of features to save, borrow, spend, and invest - seamlessly bringing together the best offers and content from MoneyLion and our 1,100+ Enterprise Partner network, together in one experience. MoneyLion’s enterprise technology provides the definitive search engine and marketplace for financial products, enabling any company to add embedded finance to their business, with advanced AI-backed data and tools through our platform and API. Established in 2013, MoneyLion connects millions of people with the financial products and content they need, when and where they need it.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced lead engineer who is passionate about building software. Join our cutting edge engineering team to revolutionize the Fintech industry. You will design, implementation, testing, and deployment of Microservices and RESTful APIs that empower consumer financial products across desktop and mobile.

*Do take note that this is an on-site role based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Additionally, if you’ve already sent in your application for this position and were not selected, please re-apply after 6 months.*

Key Responsibilities

  • Developing innovative features in the Fintech industry.
  • Architecting and implementing cutting edge technology.
  • Working with industry standards of CICD best practices at enterprise level.
  • Leading & building a high performing team in delivering value

About You:

  • Proven competency delivering enterprise solutions in one or more of the following domains: backend development, mobile development, quality assurance, or SRE.
  • Proven competency in industry best practices for Engineering excellence, driving cross-functional architectural discussion (RFC) and coaching mid/senior engineers.
  • A passion to learn from, to teach & to elevate the people around you. 
  • Ability to comprehend deep business domains and design solutions to address the gaps. 
  • Experienced in leading Agile teams to ship complex solutions using Scrum framework. 
  • Ability to balance between technical deliverables and necessary stakeholders coordination. 
  • You have a Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • At least 8+ years of experience developing, maintaining, monitoring and supporting software for high concurrency production environment.

Technology stack we use:

Java, Spring Boot, Nodejs, React Native, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS. (Don’t worry if you don’t know all of them right now, because you don’t have to)

What's Next...

After you submit your application, you can expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

  1. Interview - Talent Acquisition Team (Virtual)
  2. Interview - Interview by the Hiring Managers (Face-to-Face)
What We Value

We value growth-minded and collaborative people with high learning agility who embody our core values of teamwork, customer-first and innovation. Every member of the MoneyLion Team is passionate about fintech and ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission.

Working At MoneyLion

At MoneyLion, we want you to be well and thrive. Our generous benefits package includes:

  • Competitive salary packages 
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
  • Wellness perks
  • Paid parental leave
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Learning and Development resources
  • Flexible working hours 

MoneyLion is committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees. Inside our company, every decision we make regarding our employees is based on merit, competence, and performance, completely free of discrimination. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Within that team, no one will feel more “other” than anyone else. We realize the full promise of diversity and want you to bring your whole self to work every single day.

Top Skills

AWS
Docker
Documentdb
Java
Kafka
Kubernetes
MySQL
Node.js
Postgres
React Native
Spring Boot

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