Backend Engineer jobs in United States
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Senior Backend Engineer, Fintech
Nitra
Posted: 10/19/2026Backend Engineer – Freelance
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Posted: 10/19/2026Senior Backend Engineer
Horizon3.ai
Posted: 10/19/2026Backend Engineer – Freelance
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Posted: 10/19/2026Staff Backend Engineer
Cube
Posted: 10/19/2026Market Risk Technology Specialist, Java/Python
Santander
Posted: 10/19/2026Senior Python Engineer
DeweyLearn, Inc.
Posted: 10/18/2026Software Engineer – BackEnd
Cisco
Posted: 10/17/2026Backend Engineer
Matternet
Posted: 10/17/2026Senior Software Engineer – Backend
Coterie
Posted: 10/17/2026Senior Database Engineer
Datavail
Posted: 10/17/2026Systems Administrator III – Server Engineering
Cambia Health Solutions
Posted: 10/17/2026Principal AI Platform Architect
USAA
Posted: 10/16/2026Engineer I – Energy Storage Engineering
Duke Energy Corporation
Posted: 10/16/2026Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Oscar Health
Posted: 10/16/2026Full Stack Engineer, Python
1-800 CONTACTS
Posted: 10/16/2026Director – Platform Architecture
Zendesk
Posted: 10/16/2026Database Engineer – Oracle, Cloud Platforms
Guidehouse
Posted: 10/16/2026Senior Backend Engineer, Booking Integrations
Aescape
Posted: 10/16/2026Senior Backend Engineer, Golang
Kunai
Posted: 10/16/2026Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in backend engineering with a focus on financial systems, including transaction processing, ledger integrity, and payment integrations. Proficient in Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, with strong system design skills for building reliable and auditable banking infrastructure.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAbout the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design and build core banking infrastructure, including account opening, balances, statements, and backend APIs
- Build and maintain money movement capabilities across US payment rails, including ACH, wires, RTP, and FedNow
- Own ledger integrity and transaction processing, including double-entry accounting, holds, idempotency, and daily reconciliation
- Integrate Nitra Business Banking with cards, BillPay, expense management, and accounting products
- Build incoming-funds capabilities for insurance payouts and patient payments
- Work with sponsor banks, payment processors, and financial partners on integrations, certifications, and compliance
- Design reliable, auditable systems handling payment exceptions, settlement timing, retries, and funds availability
- Partner with product, design, and Taipei engineering teams to scope features and write technical design documents
- Make architecture decisions, establish engineering best practices, and mentor engineers
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong Node.js/TypeScript skills or comparable backend language experience
- Proficiency in PostgreSQL
- 3+ years of experience building production fintech products across payments, cards, spend management, lending, banking, or financial software
- Track record designing and building financial systems involving money movement, ledgers, or transaction processing
- Strong system design skills around financial correctness, idempotency, event ordering, retries, audit trails, reconciliation, and safe backfills
- Experience integrating third-party financial platforms, payment processors, card issuers, sponsor banks, or accounting systems
- Ability to build products from specification through production in an ambiguous environment
- Clear technical documentation and proactive risk identification
- Strong cross-functional communication skills
- Ability to collaborate with distributed engineering teams, including scheduled evening overlap with the Taipei team
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity ownership
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance options
- Generous employer 401(k) match
- Hybrid work policy with Wednesdays designated as work-from-home days
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