Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineering

About Kunai

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.

Role Overview

We are looking for experienced Software Engineers with expertise in Python and PySpark, to work on back end service development for a massive credit card tech decisioning platform. You'll work on the customer acquisition experiences and back end services that support the credit decisions that determine what products and lines can be assigned to new applicants to card products. These teams will have full-ownership to plan their work, break down user stories, build features, deploy to production and support production services. These are always-on systems that need to be highly resilient and stable with 99.99% uptime requirements.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software development experience
• Experience in Python Development and PySpark
• Experience with NoSQL DB (DynamoDB)
• 2+ years of experience working in large data Environments
• Experience with Snowflake or DataBricks
• Expertise with high availability & distributed systems
• Experience with data engineering principles and working experience with data-driven decisioning platforms
• Experience working with a variety of AWS services (EMR/Glue, S3, Lambda, Cloudwatch)
• Experience with serverless architectures and Lambdas

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in either Scala or Java
• Knowledge in event-driven architectures (Kafka, Airflow, Open Table formats (Delta, Hudi, Iceberg), Splunk, NewRelic)
• Financial Services or FinTech experience

Salary Range

$120,000 - $205,000 annually

This range reflects the base salary that we reasonably expect to pay for Senior Software Engineers. Actual compensation may vary depending on relevant factors including experience, skills, location, and client billing.

Our Culture and Benefits

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.