Backend Engineer I

Bureau is a unified risk decisioning platform for Compliance, Fraud, and Transaction risks. Our platform is a single decision-making engine, powered by a 1 billion+ identity knowledge graph. Over 150 Banks, fintechs, retailers, and digital platforms use Bureau to verify identities faster and stop fraud earlier globally.

Bureau has raised $50M+ from renowned Silicon Valley and global investors including Sorenson Capital and PayPal Ventures and is expanding rapidly from APAC to Americas, Europe, and beyond.

Bureau is building the infrastructure that makes digital identities and transactions safe and trustworthy for billions of people. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is real.

We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, build systems from scratch, and care deeply about turning strategy into execution. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won't be your place. If you want to shape how a scaling global company operates—keep reading.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer (SDE-1) who is passionate about building scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems. You will work closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain backend services that power our products.

What you’ll be doing

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and scalable backend services.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code in Go and/or Python.

• Contribute to Low-Level Design (LLD) discussions and implementation.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance.

• Collaborate with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.

• Gain exposure to CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native systems.

What You’ll Bring

• 2+ years of professional experience in backend development.

• Strong proficiency in Go or Python (experience in both is a plus).

• Solid foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, and Problem-Solving.

• Understanding of Low-Level Design (LLD) and system design basics.

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and distributed systems.

• Exposure to CI/CD tools and workflows.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) is a plus.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

• Familiarity with scalable web scraping and structured data extraction is highly desirable.

Good to Have

• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).

• We hire self-motivated people and get out of their way

• We value performance, not hours worked

• Speed, ownership, and impact matter most

• Competitive salary + potential equity

• Health benefits, flexible PTO, learning budget