# Backend Engineer

**Company:** [Rain](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rain)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Node.js, Backend Development, Smart Contracts, Blockchain, TypeScript, Infrastructure Scaling, Third-Party Integrations, Architectural Design
**Posted:** 2026-01-15

> Builds and scales backend infrastructure for global payments platform using NodeJS, integrates third-party services and smart contracts across blockchains, and contributes to technical roadmap for hypergrowth fintech.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Be a critical part of the technical and product roadmap
- Contribute to our backend and integrate a variety of third-party services
- Scale our infrastructure to millions of end users globally
- Rapidly ship new capabilities to our customers
- Help drive the architectural decisions of a rapidly evolving product
- Interact with smart contracts across multiple chains

## What we're looking for
- Experience with **NodeJS** and other backend technologies
- A builder mentality, someone who experiments with side projects
- 2-10+ years of experience

## Nice to have
- Fintech experience (neobank or card issuing experience gets extra brownie points)
- Experience with smart contracts and blockchains

## Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation based on experience
- Unlimited time off (minimum 10 days required)
- Flexible working (remote or office)
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision plans
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Equity option plan
- Rain Cards for product testing and health/wellness
- Team summits (domestic and international)

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