About the role
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You are a Senior Back-End Engineer joining a new product initiative. You will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, reliable back-end systems that power web and mobile applications.
You'll work closely with engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to design systems that are secure, high-performing, and built to scale. Your work will directly influence the architecture and evolution of new product offerings.
What You'll Do
Design, build, and maintain scalable back-end services, APIs, and data systems that support web and mobile applications
Architect reliable, secure, and high-performance server-side solutions
Collaborate with front-end engineers, product managers, and infrastructure/DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end features
Ensure systems are built with best practices around code quality, testing, observability, and deployment
Contribute to architectural decisions across microservices and event-driven systems
Work with modern cloud and containerized environments to support scalable deployments
Leverage caching, messaging, and data pipelines where appropriate to improve system performance
Stay current with modern back-end engineering practices, distributed systems, and emerging technologies
Use AI tools and automation thoughtfully to improve engineering productivity and decision-making
What We're Looking For
7+ years of back-end engineering experience, including time in senior or lead roles
Strong experience building APIs and services using Node.js, TypeScript, and frameworks such as NestJS or Express
Solid understanding of SQL databases; exposure to NoSQL is a plus
Experience working with microservices and event-driven architectures
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or similar containerization/orchestration tools
Working knowledge of caching strategies and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka or similar)
Experience using API tools such as Postman and version control systems like Git (or Bitbucket)
Strong engineering fundamentals around scalability, reliability, and system design
Bonus Points
Experience working in early-stage or fast-moving product environments (zero-to-one builds)
Exposure to fintech, trading, brokerage, lending, or financial systems
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