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MercuryMercurySan Francisco, CA

Senior Backend Engineer

Senior backend engineer building lovable fintech and banking products at Mercury. Requires 3-7 years backend experience, Haskell/SQL proficiency, product ownership, architectural decision-making, and enthusiasm for AI tools.

167k – 208k
Remote3+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Feel a strong sense of product ownership and actively seek responsibility on small/medium projects to help shape and build Mercury’s future.
  • Work in an autonomous environment on a close-knit team with a “startup within a startup” feel.
  • Partner closely with designers and product leaders to ship lovable experiences that transcend the status quo for banking and fintech software.
  • Join a team of experienced product engineers within one of Mercury product groups such as Banking, Experiences, Expansion, or Risk.

Requirements

  • 3-7 years of backend development experience.
  • Knowledge of or excitement to learn Haskell, and proficiency in SQL.
  • Empathizes with users and can channel their perspective to build lovable products.
  • Has made architectural decisions in the past and measured the impact of those decisions over time; able to clearly articulate technical opinions and lay out tradeoffs.
  • Actively incorporates AI tools into their workflow and is excited about leveraging them to amplify impact.
  • Communicates and collaborates effectively with peers and cross-functional counterparts.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Excitement about using AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, or find creative solutions.

Compensation

US employees (any location): $166,600 - $208,300 base salary
Canadian employees (any location): CAD 157,400 - 196,800 base salary

Total rewards package includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits. Salary and equity ranges are competitive within SaaS and fintech and based on experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity.

Skills

HaskellSQLBackend DevelopmentAI ToolsArchitecture Design
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