5+ years of backend engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure
Proficiency in TypeScript/Node and Python for backend development
Strong understanding of distributed systems and data processing
Experience with APIs, including design and fault tolerance
Ability to work collaboratively across technical and non-technical teams
Responsibilities
Own and enhance critical backend infrastructure
Design and deploy fault-tolerant services for data integrity
Develop scalable systems to handle increasing load
Shape deployment and monitoring practices for service stability
Collaborate with multifaceted teams to support high-quality user experiences
Benefits
Fully paid health, vision and dental insurance
401k plan
Monthly allowance for fitness and mental health
Unlimited paid time off
Visa sponsorship and immigration support
Daily in-office meals
Office locations in San Francisco/New York with transit access
Full Job Description
What you will do:
Backend Engineering: You will be working with a small team of experienced engineers across all areas related to the backend powering Frec. You will own large pieces of the infrastructure - all aspects of it ranging from proposing changes to existing services, building new ones, improving how we deploy, and ensuring the systems we build are stable, durable, and can scale smoothly as we grow. You take pride in designing services that not only work well in development but remain healthy, observable, and easy to operate in production.
Distributed Systems & Data Processing: You'll tackle complex backend challenges around data consistency, transactional integrity, and high availability. This includes designing APIs and services that are fault-tolerant, building mechanisms for secure and reliable financial data handling, and ensuring the platform scales gracefully under increasing load.
Infrastructure & Operations Mindset: You will help shape how we build, deploy, and monitor our services. You care deeply about stability and maintainability, ensuring every line of code contributes to a platform that's resilient in the face of failures and straightforward to operate.
Collaboration: You'll partner closely with other backend engineers, as well as product, design, and operations teams, to ensure we build a platform that is technically strong, operationally sound, and enables high-quality product experiences.
What we offer:
Competitive salary and equity grants
Fully paid health, vision and dental insurances
401k
Monthly allowance to help with maintaining a healthy body and mind (fitness & mental health components)
Flexible (Unlimited) paid time off
Visa sponsorship & immigration support
Daily in-office lunch and dinner
Office in San Francisco/New York for in-person collaboration (close to public transit options)
Tech stack:
TypeScript/Node, Python as the main components of the backend
PostgreSQL as our data store, with Redis for caching and distributed coordination
Distributed worker systems powering asynchronous and high-throughput tasks
Deployed on AWS using containerized infrastructure
