Python Full Stack Developer

About Us

Hawk is the leading provider of AI-supported anti-money laundering and fraud detection technology. Banks and payment providers globally are using Hawk’s powerful combination of traditional rules and explainable AI to improve the effectiveness of their AML compliance and fraud prevention by identifying more crime while maximizing efficiency by reducing false positives. With our solution, we are playing a vital role in the global fight against Money Laundering, Fraud, or the financing of terrorism. We offer a culture of mutual trust, support and passion – while providing individuals with opportunities to grow professionally and make a difference in the world. 

YOUR MISSION 

You will be a strong contributor to Hawk’s cloud-based and AI-driven Anti-Financial crime platform. As a vital part of the team, you are implementing scalable functionality in high quality. Knowing the job goes beyond shipping code, you enjoy our continuous delivery process and collectively take ownership of code and operation. Hands-on with the data science colleagues, you build a product that makes a difference with us.

 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Design, implement and run features end-to-end from Frontend to Infrastructure
• Leverage your exceptional skills as a software engineer to keep up an efficient and constant flow of deliveries
• Drive our culture of applying best practices and constant improvement
• Deliver tested, robust, scalable, and high-quality code minding the customer as much as all other stakeholders like operations, sales and the development team

YOUR PROFILE 

• 2-4 years of experience in delivering code that is always-on
• Strong development experience in Python and Frontend technologies like React.js.
• Experience with databases (Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Neo4j) and/or Big Data stack (Spark, Kafka)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player and keen learner
• You live Agile and lightweight processes and take pride in your craftsmanship as a programmer
• BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Experience with Agile and Lean methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Experience in Data Science, Network Visualization, Java or Devops are a plus

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Personal development budget up to €1,000/year. (e.g., online courses, coaching, German classes, certifications)
• Gym membership subsidy
• 27 paid holidays annually + 1 day per each additional full year of remaining in the company, up to a maximum number of 30 days of holidays per year
• 4 weeks “working from anywhere” per year in selected countries
• MVG monthly commuting ticket subsidy (public transportation)
• Flexible working hours and home office possibilities
• Healthy drinks, snacks, and a weekly fruit basket in the office

Why Us

• the “World’s Top 100 AI Fintechs” and “Top EU Startups to Watch.”
• You will be at the center of a fast-growing, high-tech startup using the latest Cloud technology, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and machine learning.
• You will be part of an incredibly diverse and international team of 20+ nationalities across offices in Europe, the USA, and beyond.
• You will have a high degree of collaboration, ownership, and autonomy. Your work matters! 
• Your work will drive innovation and positively impact our society globally. We fight financial crime and aim to prevent 1.6 trillion USD from being money-laundered worldwide annually. 
• Our modern tech stack includes Kafka, Elasticsearch, AWS, MongoDB, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Java 11, Spring, Python, React, and others.