Backend Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

As our first backend engineer, you'll take the lead in implementing Echofi's core infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, testing, and deploying the backend services that make our platform run smoothly.

• Founded 2021
• Funding: $4.2m
• Salary: $110k - $170k
• Location: New York/US Remote
• Seed Company
• Skills: Net, Agnostic
• Will Transfer H1

Along with back-end creation skills, we are looking for an engineer that can take on complex architectural and technical problems, ensuring the highest level of security, scalability, and fault tolerance. We pride ourselves on team members with a strong sense of ownership and continual delivery.

The Role

Minimum Experience

• Have 3+ years experience in full-stack application development (ASP, Node, Django, Rails)
• Excited to learn new languages and frameworks
• Experience with systems programming
• Familiar with best practices regarding testing, security, and reliability

Preferred Experience

• Familiar with cloud architecture, can design production-grade infrastructure
• Familiar managing complex codebases, especially projects using git and a trunk-based development model
• Deep understanding of SQL, including data models, queries, and ORMs
• Previously worked with trading, banking, or payment processing APIs

What You'll Do

• Take a leading role in building and maintaining our backend
• Provide detailed documentation on services to other developers
• Shape our technical culture and the future of the team
• Learn new things, work hard, and grow as an engineer

Echofi Values

1. We are a meritocracy. We acknowledge everyone on the team is diverse and has different perspectives. What matters most to us is how you grow, take ownership in your work, and the end product you create.
2. We don't tolerate dishonesty or politics from any team member. You'll find a team that communicates openly and values efficiency above all else.
3. At Echofi, you'll work with some of the most brilliant minds of our generation, people that will inspire you from first conversation and will motivate you to succeed long term.

Joining Echofi Means:

• Making an impact: from day 1 you'll contribute to creating the first version of Echofi users see
• Getting competitive salaries, benefits, and stock options
• Joining a family: our team is super tight knit - our frequent lunch excursions, offsites, office furniture, and slack banter speak for themselves.