Kunai

Senior Software Engineer

Remote - United States Full Time

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.

 Join our FinTech innovation journey to migrate and modernize personal loan platforms into a unified cloud ecosystem. You will be a vital part of a dynamic engineering team focused on backend API development utilizing Python and Golang, leveraging AI tooling to streamline platform migrations post-acquisition.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain robust backend APIs to support our lending core abstraction layer.
  • Utilize containers and cloud services such as Jenkins, ECS, Fargate, Lambda to orchestrate reliable, scalable systems.
  • Monitor application performance using tools like Observe, NewRelic, AWS CloudWatch, and X-Ray.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth platform migration and integration.
  • Apply your expertise with Claude/Windsurf/CoPilot AI tooling for enhanced development workflows.
  • Drive automation and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) initiatives.

Qualifications:

  • Strong proficiency in Golang and/or Python
  • Experience with backend API development
  • Familiarity with AWS cloud services including ECS, Fargate, Lambda
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools like Jenkins
  • Experience with application performance monitoring tools such as NewRelic, AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray
  • Prior experience in platform migrations is highly desirable
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (Claude/Windsurf/CoPilot)

 

Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. 

We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.

 

Minimum Degree Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required