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We believe great engineers come from all backgrounds, and we actively work to build a team where everyone belongs and thrives.\nWhat you'll do\nDesign and implement new flows and services\nMaintain, improve, and extend existing backend services and APIs\nWork with multiple data stores - relational, NoSQL, search (Elasticsearch, etc.)\nMaintain and build event-driven pipelines using message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)\nCollaborate with product and architecture on scalable, resilient system design\nIntegrate and leverage AI tools in your daily workflow - and ideally, build them\nRequirements\nWhat we're looking for\n4 - 8 years of backend engineering experience\nAt least 1 year with Java; additional years in any backend language (Go, Python, C#, TypeScript, etc.)\nHands-on experience with data stores (e.g. MySQL/PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis)\nFamiliarity with event-driven architecture and at least one message broker\nCloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure)\nYou use AI tools daily - and if you've built AI agents, even better\nData engineering background is a plus, but not required\nWho you are\nCollaborative, communicative, and ownership-driven\nCurious and self-directed - you push to understand the why, not just the what\nA self-learner who takes initiative, owns their work end-to-end, and brings a can-do attitude\nMore information about Shield:\nShield is the industry’s most comprehensive digital communications governance and archiving solution, purpose-built for financial institutions. 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