Senior Backend Engineer

About Halo:

Halo Investing is an award-winning technology platform that disrupts how protective investment solutions are used worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, with employees worldwide, we’re on a mission to change the world by democratizing access to investment solutions that were previously unavailable to most investors.

Named by Fast Company among Top 10 Most Innovative FinTech Companies, Halo is the first independent, multi-issuer platform for defined outcome investing. Halo Investing gives financial intermediaries, wealth managers and RIA’s access to structured notes, annuities and other protective investment solutions.

At Halo, we’ve balanced growth with a strong company culture to create a uniquely motivated, dynamic, and proactive team where we value collaboration, communication, and passion!

About the Role:

Halo is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer in our Chicago office to help design, architect, and engineer our FinTech Platform. Do you want to build the back-end services that will power a financial revolution? Do you have the ability to scale in the face of continuous growth? Then this might be the role for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with other developers in the design, development, and maintenance of our financial software applications
• Responsible for architecting, developing, testing, and maintaining complex Python-based financial applications, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and design solutions that meet those needs, helping align the team’s efforts with Halo’s overall goals and objectives
• Ensure the performance, scalability, and security of our applications
• Seek out opportunities for continuous improvement of development processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior/mid level developers
• Partner with tech and product peers to navigate and drive successful delivery of work
• Implement and follow best practices for software development, testing, and deployment; conduct code reviews
• Write and maintain documentation, and ensure that product quality and performance SLAs are consistently met

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical experience
• 5 or more years experience architecting, developing, and supporting mission critical end user facing SaaS applications with experience across the stack including authentication, restful API design, data pipelining, and health monitoring
• 5 or more years experience using Python, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles
• Additional experience with cloud computing (preferably AWS), Azure, or GCP, as well as database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization using Docker and/or Kubernetes, as well as Gitlab and GitOps based CI/CD preferred
• Strong understanding of software development best practices, including testing, version control, and continuous integration and deployment. and working in Agile practices
• Willingness and ability to take ownership and provide direction on projects that involve various functions and levels of professionals
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Benefits and Compensation:

This is a great opportunity with a company that values and rewards its employees. Halo offers a competitive package of benefits and compensation that will make your work life both fulfilling and enjoyable.

• This is a Chicago-based hybrid role, working 3 days/week in our downtown Chicago office.
• Work with a great team in an exciting work environment
• Competitive compensation package: base salary of $115,000-$150,000, plus bonus compensation based on personal and business objectives
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, life & disability, etc.
• Multiple voluntary benefits: identity protection, pet insurance, accident insurance and more!
• Flexible PTO policy
• 401k program to help build wealth for the future
• Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition
• Chicago-based employees have access to a company-paid, on-site gym, happy hours, and ad-hoc outings and activities like sports teams, volunteer events and more!

Halo values diversity and inclusion, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or during our recruitment process, please contact us at: [email protected].