Backend Engineer - Core FinTech Platform & Trading

Basic Capital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing fintech company in New York is seeking skilled engineers to build and maintain trading, financing, and fund management systems. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience with backend frameworks and a strong understanding of API design. The role requires proficiency in modern programming languages such as Kotlin, Java, and Python, as well as familiarity with cloud infrastructure. Cultural fit emphasizing autonomy and strong communication skills is essential for success in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with modern backend frameworks, API design, and event-driven systems.
• Strong architecture design and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScript.
• Experience working with MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with modern build systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Responsibilities

• Join an elite team of engineers responsible for building systems that facilitate trading and money movement.
• Build and maintain core trading, financing, and fund management systems.
• Design and architect systems that orchestrate and reconcile complex flows of funds.
• Participate in architecture discussions, planning, and code reviews across the stack.

Skills

Backend frameworks

API design

Event-driven systems

Problem-solving

Kotlin

Rust

Java

Go

C/C++

Python

Ruby

TypeScript

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

A growing fintech company in New York is seeking skilled engineers to build and maintain trading, financing, and fund management systems. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience with backend frameworks and a strong understanding of API design. The role requires proficiency in modern programming languages such as Kotlin, Java, and Python, as well as familiarity with cloud infrastructure. Cultural fit emphasizing autonomy and strong communication skills is essential for success in this fast-paced environment.