Backend Engineer
Core
Design, build, and maintain server-side infrastructure, APIs, and data pipelines for real-time IQS scoring and article ingestion.
Role type
Backend Engineer
Builds
RESTful APIs, server-side services, and event-driven processing pipelines for web, mobile, and institutional partners.
Domain
Fintech / News aggregation / Real-time scoring
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Node.js (TypeScript), Python, REST API design, relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQLite), authentication patterns (JWT, OAuth), cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP), systems debugging
Preferred skills
metered billing implementation (Stripe), LLM API integration, ML inference serving
Technologies
Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Vercel, Railway
Responsibilities
Design and maintain APIs for web/mobile/partners, build real-time scoring pipelines, implement auth/rate limiting, manage third-party integrations, build webhook/event infrastructure, monitor service health and respond to incidents, collaborate on ML API contracts
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
