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November 17

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Simetrik

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SaaS • Finance • Fintech

Simetrik is a company that provides a SaaS platform focused on simplifying, scaling, and automating financial control for businesses. Using No Code and AI technologies, Simetrik empowers financial teams to automate processes such as reconciliations and account management, thereby reducing financial risk and enhancing efficiency. With robust, scalable, and flexible systems supported by Big Data and AI, the platform allows for the centralization of information from various sources, providing real-time insights and data-driven decisions. Simetrik's solutions are particularly valuable for industries with high transaction volumes and the need for rapid innovation, such as banks, neobanks, retail, and e-commerce. Simetrik enables businesses to optimize financial management and focus on strategic growth with its integrated and secure technological approach.

201 - 500 employees

☁️ SaaS

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $55M Series B on 2024-02

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python and modern frameworks such as Django and FastAPI. • Build and maintain RESTful APIs with clear contracts for internal and external consumers. • Model and optimize relational data structures, primarily on PostgreSQL, including queries, indexing, and performance tuning. • Implement and run batch jobs and pipelines leveraging AWS services such as Batch, S3, EC2 and CloudWatch. • Build and operate event-driven components using brokers such as Apache Pulsar, Kafka or equivalents. • Design and implement AI or MCP-based agents that interact with internal systems, orchestrate tasks, and deliver tangible operational value. • Ensure observability for the services you own, including metrics, logs, alerts and dashboards, and drive incident reduction over time. • Apply feature flags, rollout strategies and zero-downtime deployment practices to ship safely and frequently. • Write unit and integration tests, keep technical documentation up to date, and participate in code reviews with a focus on quality and maintainability. • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Frontend Engineers and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and anticipate edge cases.

🎯 Requirements

• 4 to 6+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer working on production systems. • Strong command of Python and solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming. • Proven experience with at least one Python backend framework (Django or FastAPI) in production. • Experience designing, implementing and consuming RESTful APIs at scale. • Strong knowledge of SQL and relational data modeling, preferably with PostgreSQL. • Hands-on experience with AWS services in real environments, especially S3, EC2, CloudWatch and Batch. • Experience working with event brokers such as Apache Pulsar, Kafka or similar technologies. • Practical understanding of feature flags, canary or phased rollouts, and zero-downtime deployment strategies. • Demonstrated experience building and deploying AI-based or MCP-based agents in production (not only experimentation).

🏖️ Benefits

• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions and competitive salaries. • Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits, creating and collaborating is everyday business. • Open communication with management and company leadership. • Small, dynamic teams = massive impact. • 500USD a year for you to invest in learning.