What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer - Risk Team position at Eliassen Group?
Description
Hybrid in Los Angeles, CA
Our client seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Risk Team to design and deliver scalable, secure, and resilient backend services supporting fraud detection, risk scoring, and compliance automation. The role requires leadership in architecture, strong .NET/C# engineering, and Azure cloud expertise. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional partners, implement observability, and operate within an AI-driven SDLC to produce production-grade code and testing.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $49.00 to $54.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities
Hybrid in Los Angeles, CA
Our client seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Risk Team to design and deliver scalable, secure, and resilient backend services supporting fraud detection, risk scoring, and compliance automation. The role requires leadership in architecture, strong .NET/C# engineering, and Azure cloud expertise. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional partners, implement observability, and operate within an AI-driven SDLC to produce production-grade code and testing.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $49.00 to $54.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop backend services and APIs for fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and compliance workflows.
- Collaborate with InfoSec, Data Science, and Compliance to integrate and optimize risk tools.
- Lead initiatives to improve SLA adherence, incident management, and root cause analysis.
- Implement intelligent testing frameworks that auto-generate test cases, predict bugs, and enable self-healing.
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
- Create test strategy, plans, and execution across functional, integration, system, end-to-end, accessibility, database validation, and automation.
- Implement observability and monitoring for reliability and performance.
- Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering best practices across the risk domain.
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Operate within an AI-driven SDLC and produce production-grade code in financial services.
- Lead and build API test automation frameworks for REST services hosted on Azure.
- 5 years of software engineering experience, including 2 years in a technical leadership capacity focused on .NET and C#.
- Proficiency with Azure cloud-native services and experience with Azure migration.
- Strong knowledge of queuing mechanisms, multithreading/multi-tasking, and distributed computing.
- Familiarity with AI code assistants such as GitHub Copilot or similar tools.
- Experience with automated testing, unit testing, TDD, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in RESTful API design, OAuth2, and microservices architecture.
- Experience with third-party integrations.
- Familiarity with risk scoring, fraud detection systems, and compliance automation tools.
- Knowledge of security and privacy standards for financial data.
- Strong proficiency in SQL Server and database design.
- Experience working in agile and scrum environments.
- Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship and meet the location requirement.
Salary : $49 - $54