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Staff Backend Engineer

New York City💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2025-09-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the architecture, development, and scaling of backend systems powering the Made Card and homeowner platform.

Role type

Staff Backend Engineer (Fintech)

Builds

Scalable backend services, APIs, and infrastructure for a financial platform serving millions of homeowners.

Domain

Fintech / Credit Cards / Home Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, distributed systems, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, system design, mentoring

Preferred skills

fintech domain knowledge, event-driven architectures, microservices, CI/CD pipelines

Technologies

Python, Postgres, DynamoDB, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS

Responsibilities

Design and develop highly scalable backend services and APIs; define backend architecture and coding standards; optimize data models; drive infrastructure best practices; mentor engineers and conduct code reviews; collaborate cross-functionally on feature delivery.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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