Backend Software Engineer
Builds and scales backend systems, APIs, ETL pipelines, and integrations with finance data sources like ERPs and CRMs to power AI agents. Requires 2+ years backend experience, preferably TypeScript/Node.js, with strong data modeling skills.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Build Core Backend Systems: Develop and maintain backend features, APIs, and business logic that power our AI agents and user-facing applications.
- Own Integrations: Build integrations with ERPs, banks, CRMs, HRIS, payroll, billing systems, and other finance data sources.
- Create ETL Pipelines: Develop and maintain ETL processes that ensure smooth, reliable data flow from external systems into our database.
- Optimize Backend for Scale: Work with the AI team to ensure backend systems support high-volume AI queries with strong performance and reliability.
- Take Ownership of Product Components: Own large areas of the backend with a high degree of autonomy and an ownership mentality.
Requirements
- 2+ years of backend engineering experience delivering production systems and features.
- Strong experience building REST APIs, working with databases, and developing backend services (TypeScript/Node.js preferred).
- Comfortable building integrations, reading API documentation quickly, and connecting disparate systems with urgency.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, schema design, and moving data across siloed systems.
- Excellent problem solver who enjoys debugging, prototyping, and thinking creatively through technical challenges.
- Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and is able to self-direct, move quickly, and operate with high ownership in a startup setting.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with financial systems (ERPs, billing, payroll, or other systems) or fintech products.
- Experience with data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery), ETL tools (Fivetran, Airbyte).
Skills
TypeScript, Node.js, REST APIs, Databases, ETL, Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Fivetran, Airbyte
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