Senior Software Engineer, Backend
New
J
JobgetherFinancial Technology
Remote-first work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States except Hawaii.Full-TimeSenior
Salary$150,000–$187,000 annually, plus equity opportunities
Apply NowOpens the employer's application page
Job Details
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Required Skills
- Node.jsSQLTypeScriptNosqlRESTful APIsDistributed Systems
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on backend development.
- Strong experience building backend applications with TypeScript and Node.js.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles, architecture patterns, algorithms, and system design.
- Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and cloud-native applications.
- Experience building scalable distributed systems and reliable production services.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to deliver practical solutions to complex challenges.
- Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating across engineering and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work effectively in an agile environment while managing independent ownership and teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and resilient backend services using TypeScript and Node.js.
- Develop and improve distributed systems supporting banking, card management, payment processing, and external partner integrations.
- Architect technical solutions that balance immediate product needs with scalability, maintainability, performance, and security.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate business requirements into effective technical implementations.
- Improve system reliability through performance optimization, monitoring, logging, observability improvements, and proactive risk identification.
- Design efficient data models and storage solutions across SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Participate in code reviews, contribute technical guidance, and mentor teammates through constructive feedback.
- Drive engineering improvements by reducing technical debt, improving development practices, and sharing knowledge across teams.
View Full Description & ApplyYou'll be redirected to the employer's site
