Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Fractional (Laika Ventures); United States; Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Fractional (Laika Ventures) in Portugal seeks a software engineer to build and operate production software for business workflows involving credit, real estate, and financial-market data. You’ll contribute across backend services, data models, and possibly user interfaces, owning features from design through delivery in a tight, client-facing team.

Requirements include 2–3 years of professional software engineering experience, strong backend fundamentals, and solid database design skills.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of database architecture and design.
• Ability to work across the software stack.
• Comfort working in a small, fast-moving team with direct client interaction.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement full-stack features, including backend services and data models.
• Develop and evolve database structures for financial and operational information.
• Work with clients and delivery teammates to translate business processes into software.
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned work in systems used in production.

Skills

Backend engineering

Full-stack development

Database design

Client interaction

Cross-stack capability

Tools

SQL

Git

Job description

Role overview

Build and operate production software for business workflows involving credit, real estate, and financial-market data. You’ll work across backend services, data models, and potentially user interfaces, owning features from initial design through delivery in a small team that works directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement full-stack features, including backend services and data models.
• Develop and evolve database structures for financial and operational information.
• Work with clients and delivery teammates to translate business processes into software.
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned work in systems used in production.

Requirements

• Two to three years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of database architecture and design.
• Ability to work across the software stack.
• Comfort working in a small, fast-moving team with direct client interaction.

Nice to have

• Front-end development experience.
• Interest or experience in financial services, credit, or stock-market and trading systems.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time, remote role in Portugal, with some in-person workdays.