Senior Backend Engineer
Build and scale the backend infrastructure powering an AI-first wealth management platform, including financial-data processing and external service integrations. The role requires backend engineering experience with Node.js/TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS, plus comfort building systems from scratch in a startup environment.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Build Finn, an AI-powered wealth manager.
- Develop and maintain the core backend infrastructure of the Finvest platform for wealth management, trading, and global financial data processing.
- Build integrations with external data providers and financial services.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers and the founding team to build AI-first user experiences.
Requirements
- Experience with Node.js/TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
- Proven experience as a backend engineer.
- Experience diagnosing and preventing performance and optimization problems.
- Comfortable building new systems from scratch, scaling from 0 to 1, and iterating quickly in a startup environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in financial services, trading platforms, or data-driven applications.
Skills
Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Postgres, AWS, Backend Infrastructure, API Integrations, Financial Data Processing, Performance Optimization, Trading Platforms
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