Backend Engineer
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Lendbuzz is hiring a Backend Engineer. Lendbuzz is seeking an experienced and passionate Backend Engineer to join their growing R&D team in Tel Aviv. This role involves expanding the backend system and adding new features to the company's core product. The engineer will play a crucial role in driving backend architecture and technical strategies, making a significant impact on the company's high-growth trajectory.
Key focus areas include Build backend system from the ground up, Design and collaborate with the engineering team to build architecture and system design for new products, and Build internal products and integrate with external APIs.
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's In Computer Science/Engineering and 1-3 Years Backend Development Experience. Important skills include AI Coding Assistants, Code Quality, Security, Critical Review, Python, and PostgreSQL. Preferred (not required): Fintech, Billing Systems, Payment Systems, and Microservices Architecture.
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Full job description
At Lendbuzz, we believe financial opportunity should be more personalized and fair. We develop innovative technologies that provide underserved and overlooked borrowers with better access to credit. From our employees to our dealers, partners, and borrowers, we’ve built a company and a culture around a resolute belief in the promise and power of diversity. We value independent and critical thinking.
We are looking for an experienced, passionate Backend Engineer to join our growing TLV R&D location. You'll be joining the backend group to help us expand our backend system and add new features to the company's core product.
As a Backend Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in driving the backend architecture and technical strategies that underpin our success. This is a great Opportunity to make a significant impact by driving the technical direction of a high-growth company.
Responsibilities
- Build backend system from the ground up.
- Design and collaborate with the engineering team to build architecture and system design for new products.
- Build internal products and integrate with external API’s.
- Play a role in building, expanding, testing and releasing of a product helping thousands happy customers.
- Leverage AI coding assistants to boost productivity, while maintaining strict code quality, security, and critical review standards.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (Top-tier university degree with a GPA of 90+ / Graduated with honors is a strong plus).
- 1-3 years of hands-on experience in backend development.
- Strong programming skills, with expertise in Python.
- Deep understanding and proven experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or equivalent).
- Experience designing and integrating with APIs (RESTful services).
- Knowledge in testing methodologies
- Tech-savvy and adaptable: Experience or a strong desire to incorporate AI dev tools into your daily workflow, combined with the critical thinking needed to review and validate AI-generated code.
- Independent, proactive, with great interpersonal skills.
This is a great Opportunity to make a significant impact by driving the technical direction of a high-growth company. We embrace modern development practices. Our engineering team actively leverages Agentic AI tools and AI-assisted IDEs to enhance our daily workflows, accelerate coding, and focus on solving complex architectural challenges.
Nice-to-Have:
- Previous experience in Fintech, billing, or payment systems.
- Experience working with microservices architecture.
- Familiarity with AWS.
What we offer:
- A culture that values product ownership, collaborative architectural planning, and building wins for your resume/portfolio as much as for the company.
- Smart, dynamic people with whom you can share the experience of building something unique.
- Competitive salary with opportunities for growth and advancement.
A Note on Recruiting Outreach
We’ve been made aware of individuals falsely claiming to represent Lendbuzz using lookalike email addresses (eg @lendbuzzcareers.com). Please note that all legitimate emails from our team come from @lendbuzz.com. We will never ask for sensitive information or conduct interviews via messaging apps.
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