Senior Backend / Infrastructure Engineer - TypeScript

Titan

• $135K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience developing backend systems in TypeScript or similar languages, preferably Node.js.
  • Strong understanding of backend fundamentals including APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL database design and performance optimization.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, along with infrastructure as code.
  • Knowledge of security best practices for backend functionalities including authentication and data protection.
  • Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, adaptable to a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Enhance infrastructure for trading, account management, and transaction processing.
  • Ensure backend systems provide high availability, performance, and security.
  • Build internal tools, data pipelines, and system integrations.
  • Advance our devOps infrastructure focusing on CI/CD and deployment automation.
  • Promote best practices in system design, code quality, and documentation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and lead architectural projects in backend development.

Benefits

  • Competitive cash compensation along with above-market equity packages.
  • Opportunity to have a significant impact within a small, growing team.
  • Collaborative and vibrant in-person work culture with direct engagement from founders.
  • Access to world-class investors aligned with a strong vision for growth.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

Titan engineers are building the systems to power a next-generation RIA prepared to scale well beyond our $1B AUM. Working alongside former founders, Google & Meta Engineers We are seeking a Senior Backend / Infrastructure Engineer to help architect, build, and scale the core systems that power our financial platform. You'll work on our backend services, trading systems, real-time APIs, data pipelines, automated workflows, and infrastructure in ways that are secure, scalable, and resilient. This is a high-impact role where your technical decisions will directly affect platform reliability and performance at scale.

Core Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Improve and extend the infrastructure that enables trading, account management, transaction processing, and portfolio automation.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and security across backend systems powering millions of daily operations.
  • Build and enhance internal tools, data pipelines, and system integrations.
  • Extend our devOps/infrastructure to shape CI/CD, deployment automation, observability, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Champion best practices for code quality, system design, testing, and documentation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and drive architectural initiatives across the backend domain.

Qualifications
  • 3 + years of professional experience building backend systems in TypeScript or comparable languages (Node.js preferred).
  • Strong backend fundamentals: APIs, microservices, distributed systems, data stores, caching, messaging systems.
  • Experience with database design (SQL & NoSQL), scaling patterns, performance optimization, and observability.
  • Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure as code.
  • Solid understanding of security practices for backend systems (authentication, authorization, data protection).
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What Makes You Stand Out
  • Experience building financial or real-time services.
  • Familiarity with automated portfolio, trading, or financial data systems.
  • Previous ownership of backend infrastructure or mission-critical systems.
  • Experience scaling apps used by tens of thousands of users with high throughput.

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