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Scoring against Senior Backend Engineer — 8 must-haves, 6 good-to-haves.

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Priya Raghavan

High Match

priya.raghavan@example.com

Relevance94

Direct match on Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka and Kubernetes with payments-scale ownership across the highest weighted requirements.

Recency92

Current role uses the full stack required; no stale skill claims.

Truth88

Dates are sequential and scope claims are supported by concrete throughput and team details.

Consistency90

Clear progression from senior to staff within the same domain.

Matched requirements

  • 6+ years backend engineering
  • Go or Java expertise
  • PostgreSQL at scale
  • Kafka / event-driven design
  • Kubernetes in production
  • Mentoring engineers
  • Fintech or payments domain
  • Terraform / IaC

Missing requirements

  • Open-source contributions
  • Postgraduate study

Flags

  • • Throughput figures self-reported and unverified.
68overall

Daniel Okafor

Worth Reviewing

daniel.okafor@example.com

Relevance70

Strong Java foundation but limited distributed systems and Kafka depth against heavy weights.

Recency78

Skills are current, though Kubernetes work is peripheral rather than production ownership.

Truth72

Claims are modest and proportional to the described work; no inflation detected.

Consistency66

Two short stints interrupt an otherwise coherent backend track.

Matched requirements

  • Go or Java expertise
  • Docker
  • CI/CD ownership
  • Code review culture

Missing requirements

  • 6+ years backend engineering
  • Kafka / event-driven design
  • PostgreSQL at scale
  • Mentoring engineers

Flags

  • • Kubernetes described as 'exposure' without production ownership.
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Marcus Feld

Weak Fit

marcus.feld@example.com

Relevance52

Broad tool list but little evidence of hands-on backend delivery at the required depth.

Recency58

Recent work is management-oriented rather than production engineering.

Truth32

Jump from junior developer to Head of Engineering in under a year, plus overlapping employment dates and skills with no supporting projects.

Consistency38

Narrative shifts abruptly between IC, consulting and leadership without connective detail.

Matched requirements

  • Kubernetes in production
  • Terraform / IaC

Missing requirements

  • 6+ years backend engineering
  • PostgreSQL at scale
  • Distributed systems design
  • Production observability ownership

Flags

  • • Overlapping employment dates across two full-time roles.
  • • Title escalation inconsistent with described responsibilities.
  • • Long skill list with no supporting project evidence.