Engineering experience with a strong backend focus
Production Node.js and REST API design
Solid PostgreSQL schema design, query optimization, data integrity
AWS Lambda, RDS, SQS, API Gateway, Secrets Manager
OpenAPI / Swagger documentation experience
Event-driven systems experience queues, webhooks, retry and failure logic
CI/CD pipeline experience and automated deployment workflows
You obsess over API design, documentation, deployment, scalability, and observability
Cross-functional communicator comfortable working directly with Product, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders
Agile practitioner sprint planning, backlog grooming, and code reviews are second nature
End-to-end owner you do not hand off, you follow through to production
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship Strong Plus
ACH payment workflows and NACHA operating rules
Wire, debit card, and real-time payment rail experience beyond ACH
Experience with Java, Spring frameworks, or similar enterprise backend frameworks
Regulated fintech compliance audit logging, idempotency, SOC 2
NestJS or similar structured Node.js frameworks
AI-assisted development tools Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor
Team lead experience with mentoring junior team members