Senior Backend/Infrastructure Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Backend/Infrastructure Engineer (Fintech): Building and maintaining backend platform services and infrastructure to support high-scale financial products with an accent on Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code. Focus on designing secure, scalable systems and enabling developer productivity through robust tooling and observability.

Location: Must be based in New York, NY

Salary: $150,000–$180,000 base

Company

A well-funded fintech startup building next-generation financial infrastructure for major brands like Robinhood, DoorDash, and Amex.

What you will do

• Build and maintain backend platform services and internal tooling using Go and Python.
• Design and operate systems for authentication, PKI, and secure data transit.
• Provision and optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Manage microservices in Kubernetes environments using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows using CircleCI and GitHub Actions.
• Implement observability solutions to improve system visibility and operational response.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of platform, infrastructure, or DevOps experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures and containerized workloads (Kubernetes).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm) and modern CI/CD practices.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with PKI, encryption, and mTLS.
• Familiarity with GitOps tools like Flux or ArgoCD.
• Experience integrating AI tooling into production environments.
• Exposure to compliance-focused systems (PCI, SOC 2, ISO).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages.
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401K retirement planning.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Paid parental leave.
• Pet-friendly office environment.