Exiger

Senior Software Engineer (L5)

Exiger$140K — $170K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience, especially in backend systems or data-intensive applications.
  • Demonstrated experience as a technical lead for scaled enterprise applications.
  • Strong instincts in system design across applications, data, infrastructure, reliability, and operations.
  • Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Experience with API-first SaaS systems, balancing immediate needs with long-term architecture.
  • Passionate about data and technology that drives meaningful insights.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, private equity-backed startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical vision and architecture for the DDIQ team.
  • Serve as the senior technical authority, leading backend, frontend, data, and system design efforts.
  • Manage AI agents throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Deliver features across multiple services while ensuring scalable, secure, high-quality releases.
  • Oversee architectural and design decisions, balancing performance and time-to-market.
  • Ensure operational excellence, including monitoring and optimizing the CI/CD lifecycle.
  • Guarantee reliability and observability across the microservices ecosystem.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with flexible location options.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and leadership development.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies and innovative systems.
  • Work on impactful projects that aid in risk assessment and decision-making for clients.
  • Dynamic and growth-oriented company culture.
Full Job Description
About the role:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Engineer to lead our DDIQ team, the group responsible for our core risk signals processing engine - the cornerstone of our platform. By combining data on global companies with signals from worldwide events, our team builds systems that transform massive volumes of raw data into actionable risk insights. These insights help our customers identify and mitigate potential risks in their suppliers and partners, driving smarter and safer business decisions.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll drive the technical direction of our products, build reliable, scalable web applications and services that power our SaaS platform, operate and maintain the system, and mentor other engineers on the team. You will play a key role in engineering the scalability, reliability, quality, performance, and maintainability of our systems.

LOCATION: Mclean, VA / New York, NY / Richmond, VA

STATUS: Hybrid (2 days per week)

What you'll do:
  • Own the technical vision and architecture for DDIQ end-to-end, establishing a clear architectural direction that supports the product's current needs and long-term growth
  • Serve as the most senior technical authority on the team, providing leadership across backend, frontend, data, infrastructure, and system design
  • Effectively manage AI agents to drive delivery across all stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, CI/CD, operations at speed and scale
  • Deliver features across multiple services and systems, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-quality releases
  • Oversee architecture and design decisions, helping the team make tradeoffs between performance, scalability, and time-to-market
  • Ensure reliability and observability across our microservices ecosystem, including production monitoring, alerting, and recovery
  • Ensure operational excellence, managing the CI/CD lifecycle, testing, deployments, and cost optimizations

What you bring to the team:
  • Unyielding sense of ownership and accountability - you care about your work and it shows
  • 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with significant experience designing, building, and operating complex backend systems or data-intensive applications
  • Demonstrated experience as a technical lead or senior engineer responsible for the architecture, technical direction, and health of a scaled enterprise application with mission-critical customer impact
  • Strong system design instincts and the ability to reason across application, data, infrastructure, reliability, and operational concerns
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and IAC
  • Experience with mission-critical, API-first SaaS systems, balancing short-term delivery with long-term architectural vision
  • Passion for data, analytics, and using technology to uncover meaningful insights
  • Experience working at a rapidly-evolving, PE-backed, growth startup
  • Bonus points for experience operating in an air-gapped FedRAMP or DoD I/L environment

Our tech stack:
  • Core Platform: Java / Spring Boot
  • Data: MySQL
  • Frontend: TypeScript / Angular
  • Messaging: ActiveMQ, Kafka, Redis
  • Infrastructure: Kubernetes via Helm and Argo CD; AWS via Terraform
  • Observability: ELK, Grafana


#LI-Hybrid

Exiger's hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs.

About Exiger

Exiger is a global regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance company. The company provides technology-enabled solutions to manage regulatory compliance, financial crime, and risk management. Exiger was founded in 2013 by Michael Beber and Brandon Daniels. The company is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bucharest. Exiger's clients include financial institutions, corporations, and governments.
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Size
600 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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