Principal Backend & Infrastructure Engineer—TypeScript

Titan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive cash compensation

Above-market equity packages

Vibrant team culture

Job summary

A leading wealth management firm is seeking a Principal Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to architect and scale core systems for their financial platform. This role involves designing and maintaining backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript, ensuring performance and security for millions of daily operations. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of experience in backend systems, strong fundamentals in APIs and microservices, and familiarity with cloud platforms. Titan offers competitive compensation and a vibrant in-person culture.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience building backend systems in TypeScript or Node.js.
• Strong backend fundamentals: APIs, microservices, distributed systems.
• Experience with database design (SQL & NoSQL) and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Improve and extend the infrastructure for trading, account management, and transaction processing.
• Ensure high availability and performance across backend systems.

Skills

APIs

Microservices

Node.js

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Security practices

Job description

A leading wealth management firm is seeking a Principal Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to architect and scale core systems for their financial platform. This role involves designing and maintaining backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript, ensuring performance and security for millions of daily operations. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of experience in backend systems, strong fundamentals in APIs and microservices, and familiarity with cloud platforms. Titan offers competitive compensation and a vibrant in-person culture.