Senior Software Engineer (Mexico, full-remote)

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Visit us at www.miteksystems.com.

At Mitek, we believe that teams are stronger and more innovative when they have the range of opinions and perspectives that come from diversity. Very simply, we know that diversity is a foundational strength for our organization. A diverse workforce makes for stronger teams as a wider breadth of thinking and experience broadens the power of our collective mind. Building stronger teams is foundational to serving our customers comprehensively, innovating our products and solutions, and enabling more impactful decision-making across our business.

We are Virtual 1st! Whether you choose to work remotely from your home office or in-person from one of Mitek’s offices, our practices, processes and tools are designed to enable your success. At Mitek, the Future of Work is about flexibility and preference wherever and whenever we are working.

Join a team of engineers who actively contribute to the development of our next-generation cloud platform and consistently deliver exceptional results.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be part of an exceptional team developing Mitek's groundbreaking cloud service that will revolutionize banking.

You'll work closely with other software engineers, CloudOps, DevOps, and Product Managers to create advanced cloud solutions. They provide production ready and highly scalable API solutions using microservices and multiple databases (Relational, NoSQL, and Graph) using various AWS Services and deploy everything to their Amazon Web Services cloud platform.

What You Will Do (main duties)

• Design and deliver production-ready API solutions based on a primarily serverless/microservice technology stack programmed in Golang and deployed to Amazon Web Services.
• Collaborate with other team members, Product Managers, CloudOps, and AppOps to determine requirements, implement, deploy, test, and support our products.
• Develop a comprehensive automated test suite that is executed via continuous integration
• Assist with enhancing production systems to scale for increasingly large volume demands.
• Support the development and expansion of our next-gen fraud detection capabilities.

What You Need (to be successful in this role)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
• 5+ years of experience in software development leveraging modern development platforms
• Experience in developing solutions that target cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the deployment platform, building Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) systems, and implementing distributed systems based on serverless technology or microservices architecture.
• Understanding of agile methodologies and practices. Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
• Working knowledge of developing solutions for deployment within Docker containers and building automated unit and integration tests for repeatable and reliable regression testing.
• Mentoring experience, partnering with team members to speed adoption of new tools and technologies.

What Would Be Nice (for a perfect match)

• Experience implementing production systems with Golang.
• Proven experience estimating work accurately and driving to defined milestones.
• Working knowledge of AWS Services such as Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
• Working knowledge of protobuf, gRPC, and RabbitMQ.
• Experience developing systems based on user stories.
• Experience leading software design working sessions.
• Expertise with unit, integration, and system test paradigms.
• Experience with Agile / Scrum methodology.
• Comfort and familiarity with producing and writing customer facing documentation.

What We Offer You

• Flexible hours and the possibility to work fully remote (in Mexico).
• Working with cutting-edge technologies and challenging tasks in a highly qualified international team.
• Opportunity to contribute to the product that is used by millions of people around the world.
• A diverse, inclusive, Agile-native ecosystem where everybody counts.
• Access to continuous training, participation in international conferences, and protected time for you to learn and experiment alone or in collaboration with other developers.
• A compensation package that includes a highly competitive salary + bonus, perks and benefits.

We take pride in enabling career growth in an environment of innovation and teamwork. Our commitment to all Mitekians is to do meaningful work that matters. Our culture is defined by delivering our best to our customers by providing high value solutions and impactful outcomes, by continuously challenging convention, and by caring for each other through collaboration and celebrating our successes. We are committed to creating competitive, equitable compensation & benefits programs and career development opportunities. 

Wellness: Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics 

Financial future: retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation

Income protection: life event & disability coverage 

Paid time off: generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off 

Learning: e-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons 

Home office setup allowance

Additional/optional benefits: pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance 

We sincerely appreciate your interest in Mitek. We know your time is valuable and look forward to the potential of speaking with you further!