Backend Developer

Description

### **About the Role** We are looking for a **Mid-Level Backend Developer** to join Makasí and help build and evolve APIs and services that power our credit, budgeting, and construction planning products, risk management, and financial operations. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, Data, and Data Science to transform complex business rules into scalable, secure, and data-driven solutions. We seek someone with strong technical skills, autonomy commensurate with mid-level experience, a pragmatic mindset, and clear communication — all essential for thriving in a remote, dynamic, and continuously evolving environment. This role is critical to ensuring stability, performance, and scalability of the solutions connecting the construction market to the financial market. ### **Responsibilities** * Translate product requirements into efficient, simple, and sustainable technical solutions. * Design, develop, and maintain backend APIs and services. * Develop integrations with relational databases, message queues, event systems, and internal/external services. * Contribute to application performance, security, resilience, and observability. * Participate in technical discussions, backlog refinement, and code reviews while adhering to engineering best practices. * Write automated tests, technical documentation, and maintainable code. * Diagnose and resolve bugs, proposing continuous improvements to systems, processes, and architecture. * Support integrations with Data teams, including event-driven services, pipelines, and ETL processes when needed. * Contribute to the evolution of systems involving credit, risk, contracts, financial indicators, and operational data. ### **Required Technical Skills and Experience** * Solid backend development experience with **Python or Node.js/TypeScript**. * Hands-on experience building and maintaining REST APIs. * Knowledge of relational databases, especially **PostgreSQL**, MySQL, or similar. * Experience with messaging, event systems, or asynchronous processing (e.g., RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub, Redis, Kafka, or similar). * Strong data modeling practices, Git version control, automated testing, and clean code principles. * Experience with containers, especially Docker. * Practical knowledge of CI/CD and automated pipelines. * Familiarity with cloud environments, preferably **Google Cloud Platform**. * Understanding of security best practices, authentication, and authorization (e.g., JWT, OAuth2, or similar). * Ability to work with financial data, critical business rules, and risk-sensitive systems. * Clear communication and ability to collaborate effectively in a remote setting. ### **Ideal Profile** * Autonomy to solve problems, investigate scenarios, and propose solutions. * Analytical mindset with attention to detail and impact orientation. * Organization, proactivity, and discipline for remote work. * Technical curiosity, continuous learning, and a constructive attitude. * Strong collaboration skills with Product, Engineering, and Data teams. * Pragmatism to balance quality, speed, and simplicity. * Maturity to handle critical systems, integrations, and complex business rules. ### **Nice-to-Have** * Experience with **FastAPI** or other asynchronous frameworks. * Familiarity with data engineering and asynchronous workflows (e.g., Celery, Airflow, or similar). * Knowledge of BigQuery or columnar databases. * Prior experience with financial products, credit, risk, collections, insurance, or real estate. * Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Metabase or Looker Studio. * Understanding of BIM concepts or experience in the construction industry. * Awareness of distributed architecture, serverless computing, and observability. * Experience with Kubernetes. ### **Expected Deliverables** * Stable, secure, and well-documented backend APIs and services. * Reliable integrations with internal/external systems, databases, and data pipelines. * Contributions to continuous improvement of technical quality, testing, and observability. * Support for evolving solutions related to credit, risk, budgeting/construction planning, and financial operations. * Active participation in backlog refinement, technical discussions, and code reviews. ### **Work Model and Level** Location: 100% remote Contract type: PJ (Individual Contractor) * ️ Team: Technology, Software Engineering Level: Mid-Level