Software Engineer, Product (Backend)

Summary

Join TRM's Product Engineering team as a pragmatic backend engineer to build reliable and scalable software for our customers. You will design backend APIs, collaborate with stakeholders, and support internal business units. As an early team member, you'll be deeply involved in technical details and operational processes, impacting the velocity, quality, and overall impact of TRM. You will work on complex engineering problems, developing and maintaining public APIs, and collaborating on transforming functional visions into tangible roadmaps. This role offers the opportunity to build a safer financial system and hone both technical and soft skills.

Requirements

• Experience designing and building scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services
• An understanding of storage systems such as relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and analytical databases
• Demonstrated experience in understanding customer pain points and bridging their needs to technical & product requirements
• A high degree of initiative and ownership, combined with the ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly to change
• Exceptional ability to structure problems and identify the most critical issues to prioritize
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, verbally and in writing
• Experience working collaboratively in a cross-functional environment with a diverse group of people at all levels in an organization

Responsibilities

• Work on complex engineering problems that help you build and hone not only technical skills but also project management and human/soft skills
• Develop and maintain public APIs that are part of the API Product suite
• Collaborate with stakeholders on transforming a functional vision into a tangible roadmap with clear outcomes
• Support and enable internal business units through shared engineering services and functionalities
• Develop cross-functional relationships with stakeholders across the organization to understand and empower their mission from end to end

Benefits

• Remote First: Our HQ is online. Tools like Zoom and Slack ensure seamless collaboration, but we also value in-person interactions, organizing regular meetups and offsites for team bonding
• Ownership & TRM Speed : Small teams drive big goals at TRM. Every team member has significant ownership and responsibility, fostering an environment of initiative and direct impact
• Annual Company Offsite : Once a year, TRMers come together from around the world to attend a 1-week mandatory company offsite. This is designed to foster in-person relationships, creativity, and strategic alignment. Employee attendance is required of all TRMers
• Purpose and Mission: Have a real-world impact, from disrupting terrorist networks to returning stolen funds
• Inspiring Colleagues: Collaborate with industry leaders and learn something new daily
• Personal Growth: We're not just using technology; we're inventing it and taking category-defining products to market