Senior Backend Software Engineer, Fintech

Overview

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We are seeking a seasoned backend engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable financial platforms. Join our team to take technical ownership of high-impact features within our core financial product. You will leverage your expertise in financial systems and contribute to an engineering culture defined by ownership, product obsession, and relentless simplification. This is a chance to rapidly iterate on a mission-critical, in-house Fin Tech platform.

• Platform Design & Architecture:
  Drive the technical direction and architecture for new features and core services within our financial platform, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability
• Feature Ownership:
  Take full ownership of high-impact features, writing clean, well-tested code in production environments
• System Health & Reliability:
  Participate in on-call rotations and incident response to maintain the stability and performance of our critical financial systems
• Mentorship & Growth:
  Foster a culture of constant learning by mentoring engineers through rigorous code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with product, design, sales, and marketing teams to translate customer needs into impactful, production-ready software
• Documentation:
  Enhance team knowledge and system maintainability by writing and improving runbooks and technical documentation

• 5+ years of experience shipping production-quality backend software and building robust web applications
• Extensive experience with Node.js and Type Script
• Direct experience with Graph
  
  QL, Postgres, and Serverless technologies on AWS
• Strong SQL debugging skills required to troubleshoot complex data and transaction issues
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Transaction Systems:
  Proven experience designing and supporting complex financial transaction systems within Fin Tech, banking, or payments environments
• Architecture:
  Deep understanding of event-driven and/or workflow-based architecture
• Integrations:
  Prior experience integrating with critical third-party systems (e.g., Net Suite, Salesforce, Modern Treasury, banking APIs)
• Reliability Concepts:
  Practical understanding of key reliability concepts, including idempotency, retries, and comprehensive error handling

• Accounting Knowledge:
  Familiarity with core accounting concepts (e.g., double-entry bookkeeping, ledgers, reconciliation)
• Reconciliation:
  Experience developing reconciliation workflows and identifying data mismatches
• Advanced Tech:
  Experience with applying AI/ML techniques to improve workflows or leverage financial data

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Work From Home
• Wellness Resources
• Location Disclosure:
  The salary will be adjusted at the time of the offer using market benchmarks for the location where the candidate lives, with the final offer falling within or near the posted range