Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

tappengine; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

tappengine in San Antonio, TX, seeks a Lead Backend Engineer to steer the design and development of core trading APIs. You will architect scalable services to support high-volume transactions and real-time market data integration.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor engineers while driving code quality through reviews and best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Java or Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of core trading APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable scalable, real-time data integration.
• Mentor junior engineers and uphold code quality through reviews.

Skills

Backend Development

Java

Go

Cloud Infrastructures

AWS

GCP

Azure

Microservices

System Security

Performance Optimization

Mentoring

Code Reviews

Job description

Lead the design and development of core trading and financial APIs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build robust, scalable solutions that support high-volume transactions and real-time market data integration.

Requirements:

Candidates should have 5+ years of backend development experience and proficiency in programming languages like Java or Go. Experience with cloud infrastructures such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is also required.

Key Skills:

• Backend Development
• Java
• Go
• Cloud Infrastructures
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• Microservices
• System Security
• Performance Optimization
• Mentoring
• Code Reviews