Location: New York, NY or San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) OR Remote (U.S.) as client is fine with remote work.
Job Type: Full Time
Years of Experience: 7+  Years

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About Our Client

Technology has transformed nearly every major industry—except some of the most heavily regulated. Our client is changing that by building a modern software platform for one of the largest and most operationally complex sectors in financial services. Their products combine scalable infrastructure, intelligent automation, and deep domain expertise to eliminate manual processes and power the next generation of financial operations. Engineers tackle technically demanding problems that require both strong systems thinking and a product mindset, all within a highly collaborative, fast-moving environment.

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Position Overview

This is an opportunity for a staff-level backend engineer to own some of the platform's most technically challenging initiatives. You'll define architecture, drive implementation, and solve distributed systems problems that directly impact customers at scale. Rather than maintaining mature systems, you'll help shape the technical foundation of a platform that continues to evolve rapidly.

You'll remain a hands-on engineer while partnering with product, design, and fellow engineers to deliver scalable solutions that balance long-term architecture with fast execution.

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Technical Skills

• Backend software engineering

• Python or comparable backend languages

• Distributed systems

• Cloud-native application development

• Docker & Kubernetes

• Google Cloud Platform

• API and service-oriented architecture

• Large-scale application design

 

Role Priorities

• Lead architecture for complex backend initiatives.

• Design systems that are scalable, resilient, and maintainable.

• Drive projects from concept through production.

• Partner closely with Product to solve customer problems.

• Raise engineering standards through technical leadership.

• Balance execution speed with thoughtful system design.

 

Who Thrives in This Role

• You enjoy owning the hardest technical problems. You're the engineer teammates look to when systems become complex or architectural decisions carry long-term consequences.

• You build products—not platforms for other engineers. Your experience centers around customer-facing backend systems that create real business value.

• You lead through technical excellence. You influence architecture, design, and engineering quality by setting the example rather than managing people.

• You prefer ownership over process. Small, fast-moving teams where engineers make decisions energize you far more than heavily layered organizations.

• You like learning difficult domains. Whether it's finance, infrastructure, or another technically demanding industry, you're excited by solving problems others consider too complex.

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Key Responsibilities

• Architect and develop highly scalable backend services.

• Own major technical initiatives from design through deployment.

• Build systems capable of supporting complex business workflows.

• Collaborate closely with Product and Design throughout development.

• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and developer velocity.

• Help establish engineering best practices across the organization.

 

Qualifications

• 7+ years building production backend software.

• Experience shipping customer-facing products at scale.

• Track record of architectural ownership.

• Strong systems design and distributed systems experience.

• Startup experience with increasing technical responsibility.

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

 

What's Offered

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity stake.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• 12 weeks of fully paid parental bonding time.

• Professional development opportunities and 360-degree feedback cycles.

• Flexible PTO, 11 company holidays, and commuter benefits.

• Quarterly budgets for team outings and social events.

 

If you're a staff-level backend engineer who enjoys architecting distributed systems, owning high-impact technical initiatives, and building customer-facing products alongside an exceptional engineering team, we'd love to hear from you. Apply below.