Engineering Lead (Credit Risk)
Core
Lead engineering team building backend services and APIs that integrate credit risk capabilities and machine learning models into Kiwi's lending products.
Role type
Senior Engineering Lead (Credit Risk & MLOps)
Builds
Backend services, APIs, and production systems for credit decision flows
Domain
Fintech / Consumer Lending / Credit Risk
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Backend engineering (TypeScript, Node.js), MLOps (deployment, versioning, monitoring), System reliability (latency, timeouts, observability), Containerization (Docker, AWS), SQL/PostgreSQL, Python
Preferred skills
Consumer lending or BNPL experience, Credit decision engines/rules-based systems, Snowflake, Model governance/explainability
Technologies
TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS, Python, FastAPI, LightGBM, scikit-learn, Snowflake, Airflow, dbt
Responsibilities
Lead team and set technical direction, Design and operate backend services/APIs, Improve reliability of credit decision flows, Integrate models into production and improve MLOps, Maintain architecture and address technical debt
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
