Backend Engineer
Summary
Build and maintain backend infrastructure for a pre-seed AI-native fintech startup, focusing on permissions, auditability, and observability in fund accounting and treasury automation using TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and Terraform.
About the Role
Join a small, high-caliber founding team at a pre-seed AI-native fintech startup building the future of private market operations. We're creating infrastructure that powers fund accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and treasury automation — designed from the ground up with a deep focus on permissions, auditability, traceability, and observability across both hosted and self-hosted deployments.
As a Backend Engineer, you'll have real ownership over core backend systems at an early stage, working alongside a tight-knit team to ship production-grade software in a high-stakes financial services environment.
What You'll Do
Own and manage backend infrastructure for permissions, auditability, traceability, and observability
Design and oversee deployment architectures for both hosted and self-hosted environments using infrastructure-as-code tools
Continuously improve system reliability, performance, and security in production
Partner closely with product teams to deliver new features while maintaining rigorous quality standards
Drive AI-native development practices that enable rapid, high-quality releases
What We're Looking For
Required:
1–6 years of backend development experience
Proficiency in TypeScript and NestJS for building backend services
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Prisma in production-grade environments
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi to manage deployments
Nice to have / Tech context:
Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools (e.g. Inngest) or agentic frameworks
Experience working in fintech, private markets, or enterprise SaaS environments
Comfort operating in a fast-moving, early-stage startup environment with a high degree of autonomy
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on experience
Visa sponsorship is available
Early-stage equity opportunity (founding team hire)
Location
This is an on-site role based in Berlin, Germany. You'll be working daily with a co-located founding team. Relocation support and visa sponsorship are available for the right candidate.