Mercury

Senior Backend Engineer - Product

Mercury$166K — $208K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-7 years of backend development experience
  • Proficient in SQL and willing to learn Haskell
  • Strong user empathy for product development
  • Experience in making architectural decisions and evaluating their impacts
  • Familiarity with AI tools to enhance development processes
  • Effective communicator and collaborator with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership and responsibility for product development
  • Work autonomously in a close-knit team environment
  • Collaborate with designers and product leaders to create user-friendly software
  • Contribute to various product groups like Banking and Risk
  • Engage in self-organized small/medium project initiatives
  • Help innovate and elevate the fintech experience

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and equity options
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic, startup-like environment
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams for holistic product development
  • Access to AI tools for enhanced productivity
  • Investment in employee development and product innovation
Full Job Description
Since the dawn of aviation, pilots have faced the constant challenge of air resistance, much like sailors navigating the friction of water. Amidst this relentless struggle, the trim tab emerges as an ingenious yet understated marvel. Just as the wheel revolutionized transportation by easing movement over land, the trim tab simplifies flight, allowing for smoother navigation through the skies. It embodies the elegance of simplicity in engineering, transforming the demanding task of controlling an aircraft into a more graceful and manageable endeavor.

Our product engineering group is growing and we're looking to hire senior backend engineers. We're a team of pragmatic, product-minded engineers motivated by the desire to create lovable products that rescue our customers from frustrating, expensive legacy industry tools.

As part of this role, you will:
  • Feel a strong sense of product ownership and actively seek responsibility - we often self-organize on small/medium projects, and we want someone excited to help shape and build Mercury's future.
  • Work in an autonomous environment on a close-knit team, with a "startup within a startup" feel.
  • Partner closely with designers and product leaders to ship lovable experiences. We want to transcend the status quo for banking and fintech software, and many of our customers are startups and appreciate our slick, magical designs.
  • Join a team of experienced product engineers within one of our Mercury product groups such as Banking, Experiences, Expansion, or Risk.

The ideal candidate for the role:
  • Has 3-7 years of backend development experience.
  • Knowledge of or excitement to learn Haskell, and proficiency in SQL.
  • Empathizes with users and can channel their perspective to build lovable products.
  • Has made architectural decisions in the past and measured the impact of those decisions over time. You should be able to clearly articulate your technical opinions and lay out tradeoffs.
  • Actively incorporates AI tools into their workflow and is excited about leveraging them to amplify their impact - whether that's accelerating development, improving code quality, or finding creative solutions to hard problems.
  • Communicates and collaborates effectively with peers and cross-functional counterparts.

If this role interests you, we invite you to explore our public demo at demo.mercury.com.

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate's experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
  • US employees (any location): $166,600 - $208,300
  • Canadian employees (any location): CAD 157,400 - 196,800

*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.

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About Mercury

Mercury is a banking and financial services company that provides a range of products and services to individuals and businesses. Their offerings include checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and investment services. The company was founded in 2000 and has since grown to become a leading player in the financial industry. Mercury's mission is to help people and businesses achieve their financial goals, and they are committed to providing excellent customer service and innovative solutions.
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