Senior Backend Engineer - Remote FinTech & Benefits

Lively; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

HSA with employer contribution

FSA

Job summary

Lively, a remote-first fintech benefits platform, seeks a Senior Software Engineer based in Portugal with strong backend focus. You will work on investment and financial product backends, APIs, and data security, collaborating with US teams. Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js and relational databases is essential.

The role emphasizes building scalable services, high availability, and seamless integrations with financial institutions, within a fast-paced, distributed environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development at a tech company.
• Fluent English with strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of software design and design patterns.
• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript and Node.js.
• Relational DB skills: PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Ability to model scalable schemas and debug effectively.
• Agile/Scrum experience and reliable delivery.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and provide feedback on product requirements.
• Implement features with clean, maintainable code.
• Write automated unit tests for quality assurance.
• Troubleshoot production issues and propose improvements.

Skills

5+ years experience

Fluent English

Software design

Debugging

Backend development

Education

Bachelor's in computer science

Tools

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Lively, a remote-first fintech benefits platform, seeks a Senior Software Engineer based in Portugal with strong backend focus. You will work on investment and financial product backends, APIs, and data security, collaborating with US teams. Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js and relational databases is essential.

The role emphasizes building scalable services, high availability, and seamless integrations with financial institutions, within a fast-paced, distributed environment.