Job Description

SHIELD is a device-first fraud intelligence platform that helps digital businesses worldwide eliminate fake accounts and stop all fraudulent activities.
Powered by SHIELD AI, we identify the root of fraud with the global standard for device identification (SHIELD Device ID) and actionable fraud intelligence, empowering businesses to stay ahead of new and unknown fraud threats.
We are trusted by global unicorns like inDrive, Alibaba, Swiggy, Meesho, TrueMoney, and more. With offices in LA, London, Jakarta, Bengaluru, Beijing, and Singapore, we are rapidly achieving our mission - eliminating unfairness to enable trust for the world.
Responsibilities
As a Software Engineer (Backend), you will work on building high-performance and scalable backend systems, primarily using Go and/or Python. The efforts you provide will contribute towards optimizing fraud detection processes and creating business value by enabling trust for our clients. Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain backend services and automation scripts in Go and Python.
• Ensure resilience and reliability by writing extensive tests.
• Optimize system performance for high throughput and low latency.
• Work on software architecture and infrastructure as part of an Agile team.

• Minimum Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or other related fields
• Proactive problem solver who takes initiative
• Strong logical thinking and debugging skills
• Passion for learning and experimenting with new approaches
• Experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, S3, ECS, RDS) is a plus
• Knowledge of relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) databases is a plus
• Familiarity with Redis for caching and performance optimization is a plus