Backend Engineer - Payments Infrastructure (Go/Node.js)

True Talent Solutions Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners in New York, NY is seeking a backend engineer to own backend and full-stack components for a payments infrastructure used by nonprofits and fintech clients. You will shape architecture and product decisions in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires 2–10 years of experience, proficiency in Go or Node.js, and hands-on Kubernetes/Docker in production, with Terraform, AWS, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and gRPC familiarity. Visa sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• Two to ten years of backend engineering experience.
• Ownership of scalable systems from design through production.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Experience with Go or Node.js, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience in fintech or payments infrastructure is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend applications and components that support payment platform functionality.
• Contribute to architecture decisions across APIs, backend systems, and infrastructure, and help establish engineering standards.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teammates on technical discussions, design decisions, and product development.
• Improve real-time monitoring and alerting to better understand system and user behavior.
• Work across the platform on projects spanning backend services and full-stack product needs.

Skills

Backend engineering

Go

Node.js

System design

Production ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

gRPC

Job description

True Talent Solutions Partners in New York, NY is seeking a backend engineer to own backend and full-stack components for a payments infrastructure used by nonprofits and fintech clients. You will shape architecture and product decisions in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires 2–10 years of experience, proficiency in Go or Node.js, and hands-on Kubernetes/Docker in production, with Terraform, AWS, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and gRPC familiarity. Visa sponsorship is available.