Senior Backend Engineer - FinTech (Remote)

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401k plan

Job summary

Lively is a remote-first company delivering modern benefits products. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services for investment and financial products, focusing on reliability, security, and scalable design.

You will contribute across UI to API integration, working with TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL/MySQL. The role requires fluent English, team collaboration, and a track record of delivering robust software in Agile environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years at a technology company in a software development or similar role.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English, with strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge in software design and familiarity with design patterns.
• Experienced with TypeScript, Javascript, and NodeJs.
• Strong fundamental understanding of relational DataBase (Postgresql, Mysql).
• Able to model and design intuitive and scalable schemas.
• Strong debugging skills and not afraid of getting hands dirty in other areas.
• Strong product delivery records.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology.
• Proven experience on building backend services with high availability and scalability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and provide feedback on product requirements.
• Implement features and functionality with clean and maintainable codes.
• Take pride in software quality through rigorous functional testing and writing automated unit tests.
• Troubleshoot production issues, provide resolutions and recommendations for improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Software design

Agile/Scrum

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

React

Job description

Lively is a remote-first company delivering modern benefits products. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build backend services for investment and financial products, focusing on reliability, security, and scalable design.

You will contribute across UI to API integration, working with TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL/MySQL. The role requires fluent English, team collaboration, and a track record of delivering robust software in Agile environments.