Backend Engineer

Job Description

Role Summary

Our client, a growing financial technology organization, is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and support scalable backend systems that power critical financial workflows.

This role is responsible for developing and maintaining production-grade applications, integrating with external financial platforms, and supporting highly regulated business processes that require accuracy, reliability, and auditability. The position plays a key role in architectural decision-making, system scalability, operational excellence, and mentoring junior engineers.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with excellent communication skills and prior experience working within a FinTech SaaS environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.

Own critical services throughout the full software lifecycle, including architecture, deployment, performance, and reliability.

Lead technical design and implementation of complex platform enhancements.

Improve system scalability, fault tolerance, and overall application performance.

Identify and resolve bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers.

Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions.

Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and system observability initiatives.

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for production environments.

Support integrations with external financial systems and third-party platforms.

Contribute to AI-enabled workflow enhancements and automation initiatives where applicable.

Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, value-driven solutions.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend development.

Strong hands-on experience with Python development.

Experience designing, building, and supporting production-scale systems.

Proven experience developing scalable APIs and distributed applications.

Experience with AWS cloud services, including compute, storage, and networking.

Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices.

Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

Strong understanding of system reliability, scalability, and performance optimization.

Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex production issues independently.

Experience making sound technical and architectural decisions with minimal oversight.

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to interact directly with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

Experience working within a FinTech, banking, payments, or SaaS product organization.

Stable employment history demonstrating long-term commitment and professional growth.

U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Python/Django and React/TypeScript environments.

Experience working within regulated environments (PCI, SOC 2, or similar compliance frameworks).

Experience with API-led architectures utilizing REST and JSON.

Exposure to SOAP/XML integrations.

Experience contributing to AI/LLM-enabled applications and workflow automation.

Prior experience mentoring engineers or demonstrating technical leadership capabilities.

Core Competencies

Backend system architecture and design

System scalability and performance optimization

Reliability and fault tolerance

Production support and root cause analysis

Client-facing communication and collaboration

Technical leadership and mentorship

Problem-solving and decision-making

Data Responsibilities

Design and maintain application-level database schemas.

Optimize indexing strategies and data access patterns for performance and scalability.

Ensure data integrity, reliability, and efficient processing across critical financial workflows.

Note: This role does not include enterprise data architecture ownership or analytics modeling responsibilities.

Interview Process

Technical interview process includes a coding assessment focused on Python development.

Candidates should be prepared to discuss architectural decisions, production support experience, and system design approaches.

Compensation & Work Model

Full-time position.

Competitive compensation package.

Additional compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.

Work model to be discussed with qualified candidates.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have experience working within a FinTech SaaS product environment and will be comfortable operating in a client-facing capacity. This role requires an individual who can communicate effectively, demonstrate leadership potential, take ownership of technical initiatives, and contribute to the long-term success of the engineering organization.

Candidates should have a stable employment history and be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship requirements.

Full-time