Backend Engineer

Branch International; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity package

Unlimited paid time off

Fully paid medical insurance

Professional development budget

Job summary

A leading fintech company in the United States seeks a backend software developer to enhance their products and API. The ideal candidate will have 3–8 years of experience in software development, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively. This role offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited paid time off, and a supportive company culture, fostering innovation and teamwork in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of experience in backend software for web-based/mobile products.
• Experience working with teams to deliver features aligned with business needs.
• Solid understanding of software development fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain customer-facing and internal products and APIs.
• Contribute to technical and product decisions.
• Collaborate with engineers across functional areas.

Skills

Backend software development

Collaboration with teams

Problem solving

Clean coding practices

Job description

Branch Overview

Branch is a leading AI-based lending fintech with 50M+ downloads across India and Africa. We use alternative data to reach millions of people that are largely excluded from the financial sector.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in India, Nigeria and Kenya, Branch is a for-profit, socially conscious company built for scale and impact. Our mission-driven team—founded and led by the former CEO of Kiva.org—now spans 400+ employees globally. We’re backed by investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Visa, and the IFC.

About the role

Branch launched in India in early 2019 and has seen rapid adoption and growth. In 2020 we are building out a full Engineering team in India to accelerate our success here. This team will work closely with our engineering team (based in the United States, Nigeria, and Kenya) to strengthen the capabilities of our existing product and build out new product lines for the company.

You will work closely with our Product and Data Science teams to design and maintain multiple technologies, including our API backend, credit scoring and underwriting systems, payments integrations, and operations tools. We face numerous interesting technical challenges ranging from maintaining complex financial systems to accessing and processing creative data sources for our algorithmic credit model.

As a company, we are passionate about our customers, fearless in the face of barriers, and driven by data. As an engineering team, we value bottom-up innovation and decentralized decision-making: we believe the best ideas can come from anyone in the company, and we are working hard to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to propose solutions to the challenges we face. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a fast-moving, innovative, and customer-focused setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain customer-facing and internal products and APIs, following best practices around security, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to technical and product decisions by providing thoughtful input, raising trade-offs, and helping execute on agreed-upon solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers across functional areas (Android, Machine Learning, Data, DevOps, etc.) to support shared systems and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in on-call rotations and operational work, helping diagnose issues, improve system reliability, and reduce future incidents.
• Continuously improve existing systems, by refactoring code, reducing technical debt, and improving developer productivity.

Qualifications

• You have 3–8 years of experience designing, coding, testing, and shipping backend software for web-based or mobile products.
• You have experience working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver features and improvements aligned with business needs.
• You have a solid understanding of software development fundamentals, including computer science basics, data structures, APIs, databases, and modern development practices.
• You are able to write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code and ship quality software in a timely manner.
• You are comfortable learning and contributing across adjacent technical areas such as frontend, Android/iOS, DevOps, data, or infrastructure, as needed.
• You approach problems pragmatically, balancing technical correctness, product requirements, and delivery timelines to arrive at effective solutions.
• You take ownership of your work, proactively identifying issues, improving systems, and following through to completion with guidance when needed.
• You are a strong collaborator and communicator. You value feedback, contribute constructively to discussions, and work effectively within a team.
• You are excited about working in a distributed, globally diverse team, collaborating across time zones and cultures.
• You are motivated to grow your technical depth and scope, learning from peers and taking on increasing responsibility over time.

Benefits of Joining

• Mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Fully-paid Group Medical Insurance and Personal Accidental Insurance
• Unlimited paid time off including personal leave, bereavement leave, sick leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one time home office set-up budget
• $500 Annual professional development budget
• Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance
• Team meals and social events - Virtual and In-person

Branch International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis prohibited by applicable law. We’re looking for more than just qualifications -- so if you’re unsure that you meet the criteria, please do not hesitate to apply!