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Senior Backend Engineer
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United States
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151 days ago
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Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer
Decisionly
This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description We’re looking for a high-agency backend engineer who thrives in a greenfield environment and likes building simple solutions for complex problems. As a Senior Backend Engineer at Decisionly, you’ll work directly with the CTO to shape the product and refine our technical vision. You’ll be an early hire at a fast-growing fintech startup, working across the stack and taking ownership of key projects as we scale our product and acquire customers. What You’ll Do - Research and develop new features for our backend infrastructure - Build and maintain secure, scalable APIs for our service - Incorporate compliance and security considerations into our Techstack - Design and deploy infrastructure using Terraform and modern DevOps practices - Integrate with third-party APIs to expand product footprint - Act as a technical point of contact for customers Qualifications - 3+ years of backend development experience within the payment industry - Experience working with clients - Experience with Node and/or Typescript - Experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent database - Able to tackle legacy systems or dense technical documentation with persistence and a sense of humor - Experience deploying LLMs to production environments - Familiarity with AWS, and preferably Terraform - A fast learner who thrives in a dynamic, unstructured environment - Experience in high-growth startups, fintech, enterprise SaaS, or regulated industries is a plus Requirements - Competitive compensation and equity package - Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship - We are a remote-first team, but candidates must be based in the U.S.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of backend development experience within the payment industry
- Experience working with clients
- Experience with Node and/or Typescript
- Experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent database
- Able to tackle legacy systems or dense technical documentation with persistence and a sense of humor
- Experience deploying LLMs to production environments
- Familiarity with AWS, and preferably Terraform
- A fast learner who thrives in a dynamic, unstructured environment
- Experience in high-growth startups, fintech, enterprise SaaS, or regulated industries is a plus
- Competitive compensation and equity package
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
- We are a remote-first team, but candidates must be based in the U.S.
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