Staff Backend Engineer — Scale a Fintech Home Platform

Made Card; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base Compensation Band: $150,000–$200,000

Competitive salary with equity

Comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits

Flexible paid time off and sick days

Quarterly budgets for team outings

Job summary

A financial technology firm in New York is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the architecture and development of their backend systems. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of experience in backend engineering, strong expertise in Python, and a track record of building scalable services. This role offers a base salary of $150,000–$200,000 and comprehensive benefits including health coverage and generous time off.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Python and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with database modeling.
• Proven track record of building large-scale backend services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend services and APIs.
• Define backend architecture and coding standards.
• Collaborate with product and design teams for feature delivery.

Skills

Backend Ownership

Architecture & Standards

Database & Systems

Infrastructure

Feature Delivery

Performance & Security

Team Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

5–8 years in backend engineering

3+ years in a senior capacity

Tools

Python

Postgres

DynamoDB

Redis

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

A financial technology firm in New York is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the architecture and development of their backend systems. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of experience in backend engineering, strong expertise in Python, and a track record of building scalable services. This role offers a base salary of $150,000–$200,000 and comprehensive benefits including health coverage and generous time off.