About InDebted
InDebted provides future-thinking organisations with products and solutions to support overdue consumers through debt. Backed by technology with a human touch, we use machine learning and AI to personalise the collections journey and champion positive customer experiences — all so we can change the world of consumer debt for good.
Founded in Australia, today we're a team of over 300 people living and working around the world. We're rapidly expanding throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. We’re a $50m revenue (and growing) organisation, having recently completed our Series C funding round, backed by leading investors such as Airtree. Now is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to make the experience of debt resolution smoother, and more human.
Summary Description:
We are seeking a Software Engineer with a strong interest in Big Data to join our Foundational Engineering team. This role blends Software Engineering with aspects of Data Engineering, focusing on evolving our multi-region AWS Data Lake, built on Apache Iceberg and Athena, while also contributing to the development of a global non-PII data layer. Additionally, you will play a key role in bridging the gap between data infrastructure and our Engineering teams, delivering essential services that support multiple Product Engineering teams across the organisation.
How we work:
We operate with a lightweight, agile process that prioritises cross-functional collaboration, autonomy, and knowledge-sharing. The Foundational Engineering team works mostly asynchronously, but from time to time we pair with other teams that practice trunk-based development, extreme programming.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be a key member of our foundational engineering team at the intersection Software Engineering and Data Engineering.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and systems to support our growing data lake initiative.
- Leverage AWS native components in conjunction with Spark, Iceberg, and DBT to construct efficient data solutions.
- Continuously evaluate and integrate emerging big data technologies to enhance our data architecture.
- Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using CDK and Terraform to manage cloud resources.
Key Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as Software Engineer with data focus.
- Expertise in AWS and experience with IaC frameworks like CDK and Terraform.
- Proficiency in various big data technologies, and ability to compare them.
- Strong understanding of scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions.
- Language-agnostic mindset with deep knowledge of various data technologies.
- Commitment to well-written code and high-quality development practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously.
You Should Be Comfortable With:
- Agile methodologies: Kanban and working across teams with different ways of working
- High-velocity environments: frequent deployments, feature toggles.
- Tech stack: AWS Serverless, ECS, DBT, Terraform, Iceberg.
- Languages: SQL, Golang, Python, Javascript
- Monitoring: AWS CloudWatch, Grafana.
- Ownership: driving features from conception to production.
- Communication: discussing complex ideas with diverse stakeholders.
- Decision-making: prioritizing tasks, making thoughtful trade-offs.
- Work culture: thriving in a fully remote, supportive environment.
Our benefits
Adaptive working - We’re a remote first team, with office hubs in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States - with hybrid options determined at team level to foster collaboration and flexibility
Flexible schedules - As a global team working across timezones, we offer flexible working schedules to ensure you’re able to balance work and life
Flexible paid leave - Our trust-based leave model isn’t capped by standard entitlements. This means you can choose how much leave you take and when you take it, while balancing business needs
Remote work set-up - Budget of AUD $750 (or local equivalent) to help you create a working environment that supports your productivity
Work from anywhere scheme - Work from anywhere on a short-term basis (overseas or otherwise away from your usual place of work) for a maximum period of 4 months, so long as there is a reasonable overlap (4-hours) with your team and/or leader in your home country
Gender neutral parental leave - Our global offering for all new parents includes 16 weeks paid leave
Our benefits packages vary depending on region and role requirements. Our talent acquisition team will be able to share more during the recruitment process.
At InDebted, we respect and celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person who they are. We also believe that bringing diverse individuals together allows us to build better products and a better overall company. InDebted is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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What We Do
InDebted is changing the world of consumer debt recovery for good.
Using data science, personalisation and digital channels, we’ve created a better way to collect debt that delivers 40% increased recoveries for businesses, while providing an empathetic experience that places consumers at the heart of our product.
It’s emotionally intelligent, digitally intelligent, and simply intuitive to the needs of every person, everywhere.
InDebted was founded in 2016 by our CEO, Josh Foreman. Fast forward to today, and InDebted has completed four funding rounds totalling $70+ million AUD, we’ve grown to a team of over 250 people living and working in 11 countries around the world, and we’re operational in five markets.
