What you will do

Senior Back-End Engineer

Location: Tallinn, Spain (Remote)

Departments: Engineering

The Engineering team builds the software powering Veriff. We're cracking the online identity crisis in a scalable way, deploying excellence to keep Veriff on the cusp of innovation. It's a fast-paced market with many challenges. We need new talent on board to help us fill the gaps - bringing new ways of thinking into the team and, therefore, new possibilities. We're seeking an experienced team member to join our Trust Documents team as a Senior Backend Engineer.

In this role, you'll be a vital contributor to shaping Veriff's innovation around extending use cases through the parsing and validation of unstructured documents, focusing exclusively on backend technologies. You will dive into a big variety of technologies to make the internet safer. In this role, we're not just looking for an engineer; we're seeking a product minded individual with exceptional vision ready to lead the team to new levels and tackle challenges head-on. Join us on this exciting adventure!

You’ll help us protect honest people online by:

• Designing, developing, and testing software applications or systems using Python and TypeScript
• Producing high-quality, well-tested code with modern abstractions and frameworks
• Deepening your understanding of relevant product areas, codebase, and systems
• Demonstrating proficiency in data analysis, programming, and software engineering
• Tackling problems of moderate scope, crafting core backend software components
• Collaborating with other teams, incorporating and sharing innovations
• Conducting design and code reviews
• Identifying and driving changes as needed for codebases, product areas, and/or systems
• Independently completing medium to large features, each with many tasks and milestones
• Design and build our product platform that enables the classification, extraction and validation of hundreds of different document types and use cases.
• Focus on building a platform that enables flexibility and scale at a global level

We are the preferred identity verification platform partner for the world’s most innovative growth-driven organizations helping conveniently verify and safeguard users anywhere in the world. We support the broadest number of identity documents from nearly every country and territory in the world - and this is continually increasing! With a diverse team in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Estonia, as well as robust backing and funding from investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital, and Y Combinator, we’re dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer and more secure world. We strive to be the benchmark for trust online, and we take pride in being a positive force.

What we offer

When you join Team Veriff, we offer you the opportunity to have a real impact and advance your career, while looking after you along the way with a range of benefits designed with you in mind. Some of our favorites include...

• Flexibility to work from home
• Stock options that ensure your share in our success
• Extra recharge days on top of your annual vacation
• Comprehensive relocation support to Estonia or Spain
• Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance to ensure you’re feeling great physically and mentally
• Learning and Development & Health and Sports budget that you are free to tailor to your own needs
• Four weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave after reaching your 5th work anniversary

Requirements

You are the right future Veriffian for the job if you have:

• Designed and built systems handling real time data at a global scale
• Long-term experience in Python and/or NodeJS using TypeScript, readiness to learn about each
• Ownership experience of a specific component, feature, or system
• A proven track record in developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field
• The ability to inspire growth within teams by setting new standards

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