Software Engineer (API/Backend)

Summary

Join our team as a software engineer and contribute to building modern APIs for financial data. This is a remote role with optional frontend responsibilities, offering an outsized impact on the company's trajectory.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a tech company, high-growth startup, or fintech firm with a large-scale web application
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with modern web APIs (e.g., REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, HTTP/3) and web development frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django)
• Experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, Vitess) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Clickhouse)
• Practical experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes)
• Practical experience with deployment pipelines (e.g., zero-downtime deployment, A/B/multivariate testing, feature flags)
• Good communication skills and work ethic for a collaborative remote environment

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs and backend services in Python and FastAPI
• Work with our product designers and frontend engineers to build new web application features
• Manage database schema changes and migrations to support our applications
• Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for the build, deployment, and CI/CD
• Implement monitoring and improve application performance and stability
• Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Visa sponsorships for full-time employees