Senior Software Engineer

Backpack|Remote (United States) • Austin+1RemoteHybridfull_timesenior

$170,000 – $220,000 USD

Apply Now

Tech Stack

TypeScriptJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresRedisDockerReactSQLRubyRailsAWSTerraformMessaging QueuesCI/CD

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

Architect and evolve the core systems, including the payment engine, platform APIs, and underlying infrastructure.
Build and maintain critical infrastructure for payments, storage, networking, security, and observability.
Own core banking infrastructure, including direct integrations with the Federal Reserve and real-time payment networks.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and release engineering workflows.
Improve system resiliency and availability through better monitoring, testing, and automation.

Soft Skills

CommunicationPrioritizationProject OwnershipPayment ProcessingIdentity/AuthFintechFinancial Services

Benefits

401k
Dental
Equity
HSA/FSA
Medical
PTO
Vision

Culture

Code Review CultureBlameless PostmortemsMentorship ProgramMission-DrivenCustomer-ObsessedHybrid WorkRemote WorkWork-Life BalanceTransparent Leadership

Requirements

Regions: Ny, Tx, Us

About Backpack

Industry: fintech

Size: startup

Backpack is building financial infrastructure for the higher education market, connecting universities with payers to make education more accessible and affordable. They aim to be the universal payments API for education institutions and ultimately a financial operating system.

View company profile →

Compensation

Base salary: $170,000 – $220,000 USD

Equity: Competitive equity package

Similar Jobs

Sr. Software Engineer - Backend

Lively · |Remote (United States) • San Francisco

Remote

Senior Software Engineer

Check · |Remote (United States) • United States

RemoteHybrid

$180k – $220k