The Role
Build and expand backend systems for Lendbuzz’s core financial technology product. Responsibilities include designing architecture, developing internal products, integrating external REST APIs, testing, releasing features, and helping shape technical strategy. The role requires Python and relational database expertise, with preferred experience in fintech, billing, payments, microservices, and AWS. Engineers are expected to use AI development tools while maintaining strong code quality, security, and review standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
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 85+ / Graduated with honors is a strong plus).
- 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of hands-on backend development experience
- Strong programming skills with expertise in Python
- Deep understanding and proven experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
- Knowledge of testing methodologies
- Experience or strong desire to incorporate AI development tools into daily workflows
- Ability to critically review and validate AI-generated code
- Independent, proactive approach and strong interpersonal skills
- Top-tier university degree with GPA of 85+ or graduation with honors
- Previous experience in fintech, billing, or payment systems
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Familiarity with AWS
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The Company
What We Do
Lendbuzz is an AI-based auto finance platform that helps consumers with thin or no credit history obtain financing when purchasing a car. Powered by machine learning and proprietary algorithms, Lendbuzz can assess the creditworthiness of consumers with limited credit history—a group underserved by traditional banks. Through their auto dealership partners, Lendbuzz offers consumers attractive financing solutions while opening up opportunities for those dealerships to serve a more diversified client base. Lendbuzz is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and was founded in 2015.
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