Staff Engineer - Credit
Core
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering Pleo's credit products (overdraft, account lifecycle, charging, underwriting) with a high bar for correctness and reliability.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Financial Services)
Builds
Resilient backend systems, APIs, and data models for credit account lifecycle, charging, collections, and eligibility/underwriting flows.
Domain
Fintech / Credit Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, API design, data modeling, observability, incident response, code reviews, safe change management, resilient workflows, technical debt reduction, hands-on coding
Preferred skills
Mentoring, breaking down complex problems, pragmatic decision-making, cross-team collaboration
Technologies
Kotlin
Responsibilities
Drive technical direction for backend services, own service architecture and data models, build integrations for credit capabilities, analyze system performance, lead cross-team initiatives, conduct code reviews and incident follow-ups, support engineers through pairing and guidance
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
