Backend Engineer - Credit Card Platform (Hybrid)

Self Financial, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Relocation bonus

Stock options

Flexible vacation

Hybrid work arrangement

Gym membership

Education reimbursement

Parental leave

Team building events

Inclusion opportunities

Job summary

Self Financial, Inc. is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join the Credit Card team in Austin. You will build and maintain backend services and APIs powering Self's credit card products, collaborating with engineers across product, design, frontend, QA, and management.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure systems, integration with third-party partners, and ownership growth. A solid foundation in Python backend development and REST APIs is essential; relocation to Austin is encouraged.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience with backend services.
• Strong Python knowledge and web app fundamentals.
• Experience designing REST APIs and client-service communication.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs powering credit card features.
• Design for scalability, performance, and reliability in production.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Frontend, QA, and Engineering Manager.
• Integrate with third-party partners and monitor data exchanges.
• Write clean, tested, secure, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Contribute to testing, security, and deployment best practices.

Skills

Backend development

Python

REST APIs

Git workflows

Testing & security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Tools

Flask

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Docker

Job description

Self Financial, Inc. is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join the Credit Card team in Austin. You will build and maintain backend services and APIs powering Self's credit card products, collaborating with engineers across product, design, frontend, QA, and management.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure systems, integration with third-party partners, and ownership growth. A solid foundation in Python backend development and REST APIs is essential; relocation to Austin is encouraged.