Senior Backend Engineer - TypeScript
Summary
Senior Backend Engineer builds and scales data pipelines and APIs using TypeScript, Python, and AWS for a crypto-focused financial services startup.
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep experience in TypeScript, Python and AWS to help define and build our core data platform. This is a hands‑on role for an engineer who thrives in startup environments — someone who can move fast, make smart architectural decisions, and iterate alongside product and data teams.
What You’ll Do
- Architect and implement backend services and APIs using TypeScript / Node.js / Python
- Design and scale data ingestion pipelines for blockchain and crypto datasets.
- Build reliable, secure systems on AWS (Lambda, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, API Gateway, etc.).
- Collaborate closely with data engineers and product leads to define data schemas, access layers, and platform integrations.
- Set technical direction and establish best practices for performance, testing, and observability.
- Contribute to early product decisions, feature prioritization, and roadmap shaping.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience building backend systems in TypeScript / Node.js / Python.
- Strong foundation in AWS services and cloud architecture.
- Proven ability to work in fast‑paced startup environments — adaptable, proactive, and comfortable with ambiguity.
- Experience designing APIs, data pipelines, and event‑driven systems.
- Knowledge of or strong curiosity about crypto / blockchain technologies.
- Bonus: exposure to insurance data, risk analytics, or regulatory systems.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology, Consulting, and Engineering
Industries
Financial Services and Investment Management
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Disability insurance