# Senior Backend Engineer

**Company:** [Unit](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/unit)
**Location:** Tel Aviv, Israel
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Microservices, Cloud Computing, AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Scala, Functional Programming, Zio, Cats, Scalaz, Domain-Driven Design, Event Sourcing, Cqrs
**Posted:** 2025-10-15

> Build and own scalable backend services and developer-facing features in a distributed microservices environment for banking, payments, cards, and lending. The role requires 5+ years of backend experience and strong knowledge of cloud systems, reliability, scalability, and CI/CD.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Implement enterprise-grade backend services that handle Unit’s scale and use cases.
- Own and develop features end-to-end, from design through implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Solve diverse, complex problems in a large-scale distributed microservices environment.
- Collaborate with teams across Unit to deliver features in banking, payments, cards, and lending.
- Develop solutions for developers, emphasizing performance and quality.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of backend development experience in a microservices environment.
- Hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining testable, scalable systems in a cloud environment.
- Understanding of critical production-system concepts, including high availability, reliability, and scalability.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with CI/CD.

## Nice to Have
- Production experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience with Scala.
- Passion for software and functional programming.
- Experience with ZIO, Cats, or Scalaz.
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Event Sourcing, or CQRS.

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