Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech Benefits

Lively; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

HSA with employer contribution

FSA

Paid parental leave

401(k) plan

Job summary

Lively is a remote-first company building modern benefit solutions across the US. We are seeking a Backend Senior Software Engineer to advance our investment and financial products, focusing on secure data handling, high performance, and seamless integration with financial institutions.

You will analyze requirements, implement features with tests, and help ensure reliability and quality for a growing user base. Join a team delivering impactful healthcare and savings tech at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development with strong backend background.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/Engineering.
• Experience with relational databases and scalable web apps.
• Proven ability to work across product teams and shipping quality code.

Responsibilities

• Analyze product requirements and provide design feedback.
• Develop features with maintainable code and tests.
• Ensure high availability and security for backend services.
• Troubleshoot production issues and propose improvements.

Skills

Backend development

Relational databases

System design

Problem solving

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Job description

Lively is a remote-first company building modern benefit solutions across the US. We are seeking a Backend Senior Software Engineer to advance our investment and financial products, focusing on secure data handling, high performance, and seamless integration with financial institutions.

You will analyze requirements, implement features with tests, and help ensure reliability and quality for a growing user base. Join a team delivering impactful healthcare and savings tech at scale.