Backend Engineer

Location: New York, NY (fully onsite 5 days)

Please note: We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

Role Overview:

We're seeking a Backend Engineer to join a talented team as an early engineer. In this role, you'll work closely with our founders and cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence, build scalable systems, and contribute directly to shaping the future of investing. This is a hands-on, highly impactful role in a fast-paced, engineering- and product-focused company.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend systems that power our trading platform and integrate with major U.S. brokerages;
• Lead the development of a pilot portal, enabling seamless user interactions for data input, persistence, and broker integration;
• Reverse-engineer undocumented APIs and implement distributed systems that scale;
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, user-centric solutions;
• Drive impact in a hands-on capacity, directly contributing to a rapidly growing and innovative company.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of professional experience as a backend engineer, ideally in a fast-paced startup environment;
• Proficiency in TypeScript for backend development (open to other languages);
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud infrastructure;
• Expertise in distributed systems, API integration, and cloud-hosted applications;
• Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems to support rapid growth.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Previous experience as a software engineer for trading, investing, or fintech platforms;
• Previous experience working in a hyper-growth startup;
• Experience with integrations involving platforms like Robinhood, Stripe, Plaid, or similar platforms/apps;
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure;
• Passion for building user-centered solutions and delivering impact;
• A self-starter mentality with strong ownership and problem-solving skills;
• Experience with some of these backend tech stacks: Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Nest.js, GCP, Google Pub/Sub, PostgreSQL, etc.

Benefits:

• Generous Unlimited PTO;
• Mandated two-week holiday shutdown at the end of the year for Christmas and New Year's + company holidays;
• Covering of 100% of premiums for employee and dependent benefits (health, dental, vision);
• Equinox memberships;
• Top-of-the-line equipment: laptops, external monitors, standing desks, etc.