Senior Backend Engineer: Build scalable, automated backends

Wealthfront; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental benefits

401K plan

Generous time off

Job summary

A technology-driven financial service firm in Palo Alto is seeking a Backend Engineer. This role requires 6+ years of experience in backend development, preferably in Java, and a strong understanding of distributed systems. Responsibilities include designing new features, improving existing systems, and ensuring stability in production. The firm offers a competitive salary range of $208,000 - $228,000 USD, along with equity and benefits such as medical, dental, and professional development support.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in developing backend components, services or APIs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of distributed systems and functional programming paradigms.
• Experience with online data stores such as MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new features or enhancements to existing backend systems.
• Improve maintainability and stability of the codebase.
• Ensure backend systems operate smoothly in production.

Skills

Backend development in Java

Distributed systems

SQL knowledge

Agile development

Test-driven development

Education

BS or MS in computer science or related field

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Spark

Job description

A technology-driven financial service firm in Palo Alto is seeking a Backend Engineer. This role requires 6+ years of experience in backend development, preferably in Java, and a strong understanding of distributed systems. Responsibilities include designing new features, improving existing systems, and ensuring stability in production. The firm offers a competitive salary range of $208,000 - $228,000 USD, along with equity and benefits such as medical, dental, and professional development support.