Staff Backend Engineer

We process billions of card transactions a year for merchants, banks and software platforms. Advisors, operations, compliance and technology teams total roughly 850 people.

About the role:

Looking for a Staff Backend Engineer who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. Backend role focused on API design, data modeling and making slow things fast. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement.

In this role you will:

• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS
• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms
• Clear written communication, including design docs

Preferred:

• Kubernetes, including Helm charts
• Terraform or Pulumi
• Elasticsearch or OpenSearch

Starting pay: $210,000 to $255,000 annually, depending on experience and certifications.

What we offer:

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid sick leave
• Gym membership reimbursement

TE Lending 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 are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at TE Lending, LLC.