Senior Backend Engineer

Our client, a growing AI-driven startup, is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join the team in New York. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping both the product and platform, designing the APIs and infrastructure that power identity verification for millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop high-performance APIs and backend services that power the company’s platform.

• Collaborate closely with product, design and frontend teams to deliver features from concept through production.

• Actively contribute to product vision, roadmap planning and key technical decisions.

• Take full ownership of major features and product areas, from initial design through deployment and iteration.

• Write production-grade Rust for secure systems handling highly sensitive data.

Skillset

• At least five years’ experience in Backend Software Engineering.

• Previous experience of designing scalable, secure architectures from the ground up.

• Knowledge of Rust, TypeScript, Postgres, Next.js / React, Pulumi, AWS and/or Vercel.

• Hands-on experience in KYC, identity verification or fraud prevention is a bonus.

• Background in cryptography or systems security is a plus.

• Strong interest and experience building large-scale systems in Rust.

• Experience operating at scale on AWS, with infrastructure-as-code tools.

Benefits

• Salary: $160,000?-?$230,000 DOE.

• Equity.

• Fully covered health, dental and vision insurance.