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Finch

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

$200K–$220K

San Francisco, New York City · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2023

Experience
7+ years of relevant backend development experience in a start-up environment.

About the job

Builds and maintains backend services and integrations for Finch’s API and data presentation layer, leading product expansion and cross-team initiatives.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, test, and maintain scalable, secure backend services and integrations.
  • Lead product expansion and large initiatives from problem definition through delivery.
  • Debug issues, deploy code daily, and develop for scalability, testability, and maintainability.

What they ask for

  • 7+ years of relevant backend development experience in a start-up environment.
  • Deep experience with APIs and backend technologies, plus system design and distributed systems.
  • Experience with NodeJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Git, a cloud provider, and a distributed messaging system.
  • Experience leading ambiguous projects and collaborating across teams to deliver products.

Nice to have

  • AWS experience.
  • TDD experience.

Pay

USD 200,000–220,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary

Tools

NodeJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Git, OAuth, AWS, TDD

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