3+ years of experience in backend development for production systems, preferably in startups or high-growth environments.
Experience with consumer-facing product development and event-driven architectures.
Proficient in designing and consuming RESTful APIs, including security measures.
Familiarity with PostgreSQL or MySQL, including data modeling and query optimization.
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals like algorithms and system design.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, and automated testing processes.
Experience with Go on GCP is a plus.
Responsibilities
Build product features from start to finish, including domain models and API integrations.
Deliver product updates through data-driven, incremental releases.
Evaluate product and system performance using SQL and analytics tools.
Debug complex state machines in event-driven systems using pub/sub.
Manage CI/CD processes, oversee implementations in production, and respond to incidents.
Benefits
Visa sponsorship available.
Full Job Description
About the Role
Join a product engineering team at a Series A consumer fintech company building tools for personal finance. You will develop consumer-facing features that help people manage cash flow, access paychecks, and build credit, contributing to products that support their financial wellbeing. What You'll Do
Build product features end to end, from domain models and business logic to API integrations.
Deliver and iterate on product work through data-informed, incremental releases.
Use SQL and analytics tools to evaluate product and system performance.
Debug complex state machines in event-driven systems that use pub/sub.
Ship through CI/CD, own implementations through production, and help respond to incidents.
What We're Looking For
At least 3 years of experience building backend features end to end for production systems, ideally in an early-stage startup or high-growth environment.
Experience developing consumer-facing products and working with event-driven architectures and message queues such as Kafka, Pub/Sub, or similar.
Proficiency designing and consuming RESTful APIs, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.
Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, data modeling, query optimization, SQL, and analytics tools.
Strong computer science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and system design.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and code review.
Go experience deployed on GCP is valuable, as is experience in a high-bar engineering environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range is $120,000 to $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available. Location
This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, California, United States.
