Sr. Software Engineer - Data Platform

What You Will Do (Essential Responsibilities)

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain production-ready, scalable API services
• Build platform solutions using microservices and containerized architectures
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and performance tests
• Develop and maintain internal and public API documentation
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams across the full development lifecycle
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, refinement, retrospectives)
• Support deployment, monitoring, and operational readiness of services in production

Who You Are (Soft Skills)

• Collaborative and team-oriented, working effectively with Software Engineers, Data Engineers, CloudOps/DevOps, and Product Managers to deliver high-quality cloud solutions.
• Clear and proactive communicator, able to explain technical concepts, raise risks early, and keep stakeholders aligned across the development lifecycle.
• Product-minded and customer-focused, balancing engineering excellence with real-world usability, reliability, and business impact.
• Ownership-driven, taking accountability for building production-ready services and supporting them through deployment, monitoring, and operational readiness.
• Comfortable in fast-moving environments, adapting quickly to evolving requirements while maintaining strong delivery discipline.
• Strong problem-solver, able to debug complex distributed systems issues and make sound technical decisions under ambiguity.
• Quality-focused, with a mindset of building maintainable, well-tested software through automation, unit/integration testing, and performance validation.
• Agile and delivery-oriented, actively contributing in Scrum ceremonies and continuously improving team execution and technical outcomes.
• Documentation-conscious, valuing well-structured internal and external API documentation to enable smooth adoption and long-term maintainability.
• Operationally aware, understanding that “done” means stable in production, observable, and ready to support at scale.

What You Need (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field with a formal software engineering background, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong experience with Python and/or Golang
• Experience developing and deploying solutions on AWS or comparable cloud platforms
• Experience building cloud and/or standalone APIs
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and/or data-intensive architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices
• Experience deploying applications using Docker
• Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies
• Experience writing automated unit and integration tests
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work with evolving requirements

What would be nice (preferred skills & experience)

• 1+ year of production experience in Golang
• Experience with Apache Airflow or other orchestration tools
• Database experience, preferably PostgreSQL
• Experience with AWS services such as: EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, PubSub, API Gateway, KMS
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures
• Experience with image processing or machine learning systems
• Front-end experience with React/Redux
• Experience with additional languages such as Java, Bash, Groovy or C++

Company Overview

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions. Our verified identity platform and advanced image capture solutions are built on the latest advancements in biometric recognition, artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning, and trusted by over 7,500 organizations worldwide. We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Visit us at www.miteksystems.com.

Work Environment

We are Virtual 1st! Whether you choose to work remotely from your home office or in-person from one of Mitek’s offices, our practices, processes and tools are designed to enable your success. At Mitek, the Future of Work is about flexibility and preference wherever and whenever we are working. Because we care about our candidates, employees and customers, we include an in-person meeting as part of our hiring process. It’s one of the ways we live our mission to “Protect What’s Real.”

Commitment to Diversity

At Mitek, we believe that teams are more resilient, effective, and innovative when they benefit from a wide range of ideas, lived experiences, and perspectives. The strength of our organization is deeply rooted in the people who power it. We know that a workforce reflecting the richness of our communities and customers helps us better serve their needs.

Benefits

• Wellness: Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics
• Financial future: retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation
• Income protection: life event & disability coverage
• Paid time off: generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off
• Learning: e-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons
• Home office setup allowance
• Additional/optional benefits: pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance