Senior Backend Engineer - Lead Scalable, Reliable Systems

Initio Capital LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Initio Capital LLC, through Career Launch, is seeking Staff Backend Engineer opportunities in New York. These senior roles lead design and delivery of reliable software systems for growing technology companies, with ownership and strong communication.

You will design scalable backend services, own architecture, translate business goals into engineering plans, ensure reliability and security, and mentor peers across product, data, design, and go-to-market teams.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering experience shipping and operating complex software.
• Strong system design, technical judgment, and written communication.
• Experience working across product and business functions in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to lead ambiguous work from initial problem definition through production results.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend services, data flows, APIs, and reliability practices.
• Own architecture and technical decisions for high-impact products and platform capabilities.
• Translate business and product goals into pragmatic engineering plans and milestones.
• Build, review, and improve production systems with attention to reliability, security, and performance.
• Raise engineering standards through design reviews, documentation, testing, and operational discipline.
• Mentor engineers and improve collaboration across product, data, design, and go-to-market teams.
• Use metrics and incident learning to prioritize technical investment and reduce recurring risk.

Job description

Initio Capital LLC, through Career Launch, is seeking Staff Backend Engineer opportunities in New York. These senior roles lead design and delivery of reliable software systems for growing technology companies, with ownership and strong communication.

You will design scalable backend services, own architecture, translate business goals into engineering plans, ensure reliability and security, and mentor peers across product, data, design, and go-to-market teams.