Backend Engineer jobs in United States

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State Street

Software Engineer – Backend Platforms, Assistant Vice President

State Street

Posted: 10/19/2026
CloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQL+2 more
PayPal

Senior Staff Backend Engineer – Venmo Product

PayPal

Posted: 10/19/2026
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Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Payments Platform

Coinbase

Posted: 10/19/2026
Distributed Systems
Mecka

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Mecka

Posted: 10/19/2026
Cloud
Leidos

Senior Windows Server Engineer

Leidos

Posted: 10/19/2026
AWSAzureCloudDNS
Zapier

Senior Engineer, Database Reliability

Zapier

Posted: 10/19/2026
AWSCloudDistributed SystemsKubernetesMySQLPostgresPrometheusRedisTerraform
State Street

Software Engineer – Backend Platforms, Assistant Vice President

State Street

Posted: 10/19/2026
CloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQL+2 more
OpenAI

Software Engineer – Backend

OpenAI

Posted: 10/19/2026
CloudDistributed Systems
Make - letsMake.com | A studio making world-class products, platforms & systems 💯

Backend Engineer – Freelance

Make - letsMake.com | A studio making world-class products, platforms & systems 💯

Posted: 10/19/2026
JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript
Horizon3.ai

Senior Backend Engineer

Horizon3.ai

Posted: 10/19/2026
AWSAzureDockerETLGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLKubernetesPythonSQL
Make - letsMake.com | A studio making world-class products, platforms & systems 💯

Backend Engineer – Freelance

Make - letsMake.com | A studio making world-class products, platforms & systems 💯

Posted: 10/19/2026
JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript
Cube

Staff Backend Engineer

Cube

Posted: 10/19/2026
AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDjangoJavaScriptMySQLNumpyPandasPython+4 more
Nitra

Senior Backend Engineer, Fintech

Nitra

Posted: 10/19/2026
JavaScriptNode.jsPostgresRuby on RailsTypeScript
Santander

Market Risk Technology Specialist, Java/Python

Santander

Posted: 10/19/2026
JavaPython
DeweyLearn, Inc.

Senior Python Engineer

DeweyLearn, Inc.

Posted: 10/18/2026
DockerPostgresPython
Cisco

Software Engineer – BackEnd

Cisco

Posted: 10/17/2026
AWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesPythonPyTorch+2 more
Matternet

Backend Engineer

Matternet

Posted: 10/17/2026
CloudIoTJavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript
Coterie

Senior Software Engineer – Backend

Coterie

Posted: 10/17/2026
CloudMicroservicesNoSQLSQL.NET
Datavail

Senior Database Engineer

Datavail

Posted: 10/17/2026
AWSAzureCloudPythonSQLSSIS
Cambia Health Solutions

Systems Administrator III – Server Engineering

Cambia Health Solutions

Posted: 10/17/2026
AnsibleAzurePackerTerraformUnixVMware
State Street

Software Engineer – Backend Platforms, Assistant Vice President

State Street
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $80,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing enterprise-grade software solutions with a focus on backend services, APIs, and cloud-enabled architectures. Proficient in Agile methodologies and committed to engineering excellence, security, and operational readiness.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Java DevelopmentRESTful API DesignCloud-Enabled DevelopmentAgile Software DevelopmentMicroservices Architecture

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-grade software solutions for the Wealth Custody & Clearing platform
  • Build scalable backend services, APIs, integrations, and platform capabilities for custody, clearing, onboarding, trading, servicing, reporting, and advisor workflows
  • Develop cloud-enabled and API-first solutions using modern engineering practices, secure coding standards, and strong software design principles
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Contribute to technical design reviews, architecture discussions, engineering standards, and platform delivery decisions
  • Support integration initiatives with external fintech, custody, clearing, broker-dealer, and market infrastructure providers
  • Ensure performance, resiliency, security, observability, auditability, data integrity, and operational readiness
  • Participate in Agile delivery, including estimation, sprint planning, development, testing, release readiness, deployment, and production support
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues, support root cause analysis, and contribute to continuous platform improvement
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered
  • 7+ years of software engineering, backend engineering, or application development experience with progressively increasing responsibility
  • Experience delivering business-critical applications in Agile software development environments
  • Hands-on experience with Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar technologies
  • Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns
  • Experience with cloud-enabled development, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automated testing, and modern software delivery tooling
  • Experience with relational databases, NoSQL databases, messaging platforms, observability tools, monitoring, logging, and performance optimization preferred
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, or containerized application deployment preferred
  • Financial services experience preferred; wealth management, brokerage, custody, clearing, trading, fintech, advisor platforms, or transaction processing experience considered a plus
  • Comfortable working in an enterprise technology environment where accuracy, resiliency, security, controls, documentation, and operational readiness are critical
  • Experience supporting highly available, fault-tolerant systems with strong data integrity and production support expectations strongly preferred
  • Standard business hours, with flexibility required to support delivery milestones, production needs, and collaboration across locations

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
  • Basic life insurance
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Optional additional insurance coverages
  • Paid vacation leave
  • Paid sick leave
  • Short-term disability
  • Family care leave/responsibilities support
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards
  • Inclusive development opportunities
  • Flexible work-life support
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Employee networks

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringBackend EngineeringApplication DevelopmentAutomated TestingPerformance OptimizationData IntegrityEvent-Driven ArchitectureDistributed SystemsCI/CD PipelinesSecure Coding Standards
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunicationRoot Cause Analysis
Tools & Technologies
DockerKubernetesCloud PlatformsObservability ToolsMessaging PlatformsRelational DatabasesNoSQL DatabasesDevOps PracticesModern Software Delivery ToolingEnterprise Integration Patterns
Industry Keywords
Wealth ManagementBrokerageCustodyClearingTradingFintechAdvisor PlatformsTransaction ProcessingFinancial ServicesOperational Readiness