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Senior Backend Engineer at VC-backed fintech infrastructure startup

Jack and Jill AI

Senior Backend Engineer

VC-backed fintech infrastructure startup

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and build high-performance infrastructure for a growing financial technology platform. You will work on complex distributed systems, ensuring reliability and scalability while collaborating with a high-caliber technical team. This is a critical role in shaping the core architecture of a platform poised to disrupt modern financial services.

Location: New York City, USA

Why this role is remarkable:

  • Join a high-performance engineering culture where technical excellence and ownership are prioritized from day one
  • Backed by top-tier VCs, providing the stability of a well-funded environment with the high-upside potential of an early-stage venture
  • Work in a dense, collaborative NYC-based team comprised of graduates from world-leading technical institutions

What you will do:

  • Architect and maintain scalable backend services using high-performance languages and modern cloud infrastructure
  • Lead the development of mission-critical features from technical design through to production deployment
  • Optimize system performance and reliability to handle high-throughput financial data processing

The ideal candidate:

  • 2-10 years of professional software engineering experience, preferably within a fast-paced startup or fintech environment
  • Strong academic background with a degree from a top-tier university and a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals
  • Proficiency in systems programming, with a strong preference for Rust or a desire to master it professionally
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