Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)

Brex; New York (NY); On-site; USD 192,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to four weeks of remote work per year

Hybrid work environment

Equity options

Job summary

A tech-forward financial platform based in New York seeks an experienced engineer with over 7 years in full-stack development. You will be responsible for developing products from concept to launch and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experiences. The role offers a hybrid work setup with flexibility, requiring three days in the office per week. Compensation ranges between $192,000-$240,000, dependent on factors like skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and deploying full-stack applications.
• Experience building and designing scalable backend systems.
• Ability to hold yourself and the team to high standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to build new features end-to-end.
• Design and implement solutions to improve customer banking experiences.
• Own problems end-to-end, from user experience to ongoing metrics.

Skills

Designing full-stack applications

Building scalable backend systems

Working with SQL or NoSQL databases

Proficient in Java, Kotlin, or Python

Understanding software engineering cycles

Strong communication skills

Job description

Why join us

Brex is the AI-powered spend platform. We help companies spend with confidence with integrated corporate cards, banking, and global payments, plus intuitive software for travel and expenses. Tens of thousands of companies from startups to enterprises — including DoorDash, Flexport, and Compass — use Brex to proactively control spend, reduce costs, and increase efficiency on a global scale.

Engineering at Brex

Engineering at Brex is about building systems that scale with speed and intention. Our teams span Software, Data, Security, and IT, and operate with high autonomy and deep collaboration. We tackle hard technical problems, own our outcomes, and push for excellence at every level — from architecture to deployment. It’s an environment where engineering is a craft, and builders become leaders.

What You’ll Do

As an engineer at Brex, you will help develop new products from concept to launch, whether for a 5-person startup or a 5,000-person-strong enterprise. We’re looking for folks with an interest in building products and tools, and who are comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. You’ll be building customer-facing products that will drive direct business impact and shape our long-term technical vision with a high-quality bar. You'll have the opportunity to learn and push the frontier of providing the best financial software experience to help companies grow. You’ll be encouraged to be metric and data-driven and to think creatively to help Brex scale and get prepared for the new markets we are about to enter.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our New York office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers across the company to build new features and products end-to-end.
• Work alongside user-facing teams like Sales and Support to deeply understand our customers' needs.
• Design and implement solutions to improve our customers' banking experiences.
• Own problems end-to-end, from user experience and data models to scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics.
• Tune and polish features to a high degree of excellence.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and deploying full-stack applications.
• Experience building and designing scalable backend systems
• Experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases
• Experience working with backend programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Python)
• Familiarity with software engineering development cycles
• Ability to hold yourself and the team to high standards
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $192,000-$240,000 + Equity. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.