Key skills

PythonGolangAWSCloud PlatformsMicroservicesDistributed SystemsData PipelinesAPIsDockerCI/CD PipelinesAutomated TestingAgile DevelopmentPostgreSQLTerraformCloudFormationAWS CDKgRPCProtocol BuffersJavaC++CBashMachine LearningAirflowApache AirflowReactReduxEC2S3RDSAPI GatewayAgileScrumCI/CDCommunicationCollaboration

About this role

Mitek Systems is a global leader in digital and biometric identity authentication solutions. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for building Mitek's next-generation cloud Data Platform, collaborating with various teams to deliver scalable, production-ready cloud solutions.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain production-ready data pipelines, platform services, and integrations
Build scalable cloud-native data platform solutions that ingest, process, transform, and deliver data at scale
Build platform solutions using microservices and containerized architectures
Write and maintain unit, integration, and performance tests
Develop and maintain technical documentation for platform services, data integrations, and APIs
Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams across the full development lifecycle
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, refinement, retrospectives)
Support deployment, monitoring, and operational readiness of data platform services in production

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field with a formal software engineering background, or equivalent experience
5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong experience with Python and/or Golang
Experience developing and deploying solutions on AWS or comparable cloud platforms
Experience building cloud and/or standalone APIs
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and/or data-intensive architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices
Experience deploying applications using Docker
Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies
Experience writing automated unit and integration tests
Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work with evolving requirements
1+ year of production experience in Golang
Experience with Apache Airflow or other orchestration tools
Database experience, preferably PostgreSQL
Experience with AWS services such as: EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, PubSub, API Gateway, KMS
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
Familiarity with event-driven architectures
Experience with image processing or machine learning systems
Front-end experience with React/Redux
Experience with additional languages such as Java, Bash, Groovy or C++