Lead Backend Engineer – Fintech Platform for Nonprofits

Chariot; Chariot; Hybrid; EUR 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

PTO & holidays

Parental leave

Team lunches

Free dinner

Team events

Equity

Job summary

Chariot is seeking an engineering leader to take our platform to the next level. You will guide the evolution of our banking and DAF products, shaping technology strategy and building a growing backend team.

You’ll work closely with the CEO and founders to deliver scalable software and mentor a tight-knit group of engineers. You’ll own backend server development, contribute to API design, and drive delivery in an Agile/Scrum setting, while exploring new technologies that expand our impact for

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• 2+ years as a backend application developer building scalable backend systems.
• Bachelor’s Degree, ideally technical, but diverse backgrounds are welcome.
• Proficiency with Go, Node, Docker, Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, REST APIs and gRPC.
• Strong ownership and delivery mindset; able to drive projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Manage and build backend server applications and components powering the platform.
• Contribute to architecture and API design; set team standards and practices.
• Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies.
• Improve real-time and analytical monitoring and alerting for user behavior.
• Communicate effectively with founders, PMs and other developers.
• Plan and deliver work in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Skills

Go

Node.js

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

gRPC

Backend development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

AWS

Job description

Chariot is seeking an engineering leader to take our platform to the next level. You will guide the evolution of our banking and DAF products, shaping technology strategy and building a growing backend team.

You’ll work closely with the CEO and founders to deliver scalable software and mentor a tight-knit group of engineers. You’ll own backend server development, contribute to API design, and drive delivery in an Agile/Scrum setting, while exploring new technologies that expand our impact for