Senior Backend Engineer
Job in
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listed on 2026-10-18
Listing for:
Autonomy Finance
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-18
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Python, Database Engineering, Cloud Engineer - Software
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our core infrastructure team. You'll be responsible for designing and building the APIs and services that power our AI-driven financial platform. This is a high-impact role where you'll work directly with our founding team to shape the technical foundation of Autonomy.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll own critical systems that handle sensitive financial data and power real-time AI agents. You'll have significant autonomy to make technical decisions and drive architectural improvements.
What You'll Do- Design and build scalable APIs using Python and FastAPI
- Architect microservices that handle high-throughput financial transactions
- Implement secure integrations with banking and brokerage APIs
- Optimize database performance and design efficient data models
- Build real-time event-driven systems for AI agent orchestration
- Collaborate with ML engineers to deploy and serve AI models
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards
- Participate in on-call rotation for critical systems
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python and async programming
- Experience with FastAPI, Django, or similar frameworks
- Deep knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
- Docker and container orchestration
- RESTful API design and GraphQL
- CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
- Experience with financial systems or fintech
- Knowledge of compliance requirements (SOC 2, PCI-DSS)
- Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Contributions to open source projects
- Competitive salary + equity package
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible hybrid work arrangement (3 days in NYC office)
- Unlimited PTO with encouraged minimums
- 401(k) with company match
- Latest Mac Book Pro and equipment of your choice
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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