Backend Engineer

The position

We are backfilling a position after an internal move. You'll work mostly on server-side code: services, queues, databases and the glue between them. Little to no frontend work. Remote position. Most of the team is in San Antonio, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

What you'll do

• Review code for correctness, performance and failure handling
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS
• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB
• Handle on-call for services the team owns and lead incident follow-ups

About you

• 3+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Clear written communication, including design docs
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms
• Comfort reading logs, metrics and traces to debug problems in production
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs

Desirable

• Background with high-volume payment or ledger systems
• NoSQL stores such as MongoDB, Cassandra or DynamoDB

Why work with us

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid holidays

Company overview

Founded in 2005 by an advisor who left a large brokerage to go independent. We know our clients well, often three generations of the same family. Most staff have been with the firm for more than eight years.

San Antonio Financial is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

We read every application and reply within about a week.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at San Antonio Financial LLC.