Principal Backend Engineer - Fintech Platform

Lead; New York (NY); On-site; USD 224,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity grants

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Lead Bank is seeking a senior engineer to take technical ownership of designs and services, driving high quality software in AWS. You will mentor peers, lead large feature releases, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to mature banking platforms for fintech partners.

Role requires 15+ years of production software experience, Principal Engineer level, and strong knowledge of scalable backend systems with Java/Go/Ruby and AWS. A degree in CS is preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience developing production software for large scale consumer facing mobile applications.
• Experience as a Principal Engineer level or above
• Experience leading large feature releases; multi-person projects crossing boundaries
• Experience architecting scalable backend systems in Java, Go, or Ruby
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
• Experience partnering with cross functional stakeholders to deliver a product
• Experience with leadership/mentorship amongst team members
• Experience maintaining a high quality codebase with on-schedule delivery
• Ability to collaborate/compromise for best outcome
• Curiosity, humility, and openness to learn
• Familiarity with relational databases

Responsibilities

• Design, code, review, test, fix, research, deploy and maintain services in AWS production environments
• Mentor peers and influence good coding practices across the team

Skills

Java

Go

Ruby

Leadership

Mentorship

Scalable backend design

Relational databases

Cloud computing

Cross-functional collaboration

High throughput systems

Education

Advanced Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Job description

Lead Bank is seeking a senior engineer to take technical ownership of designs and services, driving high quality software in AWS. You will mentor peers, lead large feature releases, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to mature banking platforms for fintech partners.

Role requires 15+ years of production software experience, Principal Engineer level, and strong knowledge of scalable backend systems with Java/Go/Ruby and AWS. A degree in CS is preferred.