As a Backend Engineer, you will take ownership of production services for a rapidly scaling fintech platform. Working with Node.js, Postgres, and Redis, you will build and maintain robust APIs that handle critical financial data. You will play a key role in ensuring system reliability and performance while driving architectural decisions for the future.
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Backend Engineer at Shareback
Are you a Backend Engineer looking to own production services at a scaling fintech? This London-based startup is seeking a Node.js and Postgres expert to drive their technical architecture forward. With a focus on reliability and high-performance APIs, this is a unique chance to join a high-growth team where your engineering decisions directly impact the product's success. If you have 4+ years of experience and a passion for scaling systems, this is the role for you.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Shareback
Software
Shareback provides a secure enterprise AI platform and workspace that unifies company knowledge, workflows, apps, and communication through context-aware chat and tailored AI assistants. The platform offers advanced retrieval, intranet capabilities, pre-built and custom work-specific agents, an agent concierge, analytics, and integrations via built-in connectors or API, all with enterprise-grade security including SOC 2 Type 2, SAML SSO, SCIM, encryption at rest and in transit, and fine-grained administrative controls. Shareback also combines its platform with expert consulting to deliver customized AI solutions and onboarding for organizations.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs and backend services using Node.js and Postgres.
- Architect and scale production infrastructure to ensure 99.9% uptime and low-latency responses for global users.
- Collaborate with product and frontend teams to define technical requirements and lead the implementation of complex features.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Has 4+ years of professional experience building and maintaining complex APIs and production services in a fast-paced environment.
- Possesses expert-level knowledge of SQL and Postgres, with a proven track record of optimizing database performance and data integrity.
- Demonstrates a history of clear ownership over scaling or reliability projects, ideally with experience in AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct ownership of production services at a high-growth fintech where your architectural decisions have an immediate impact on scalability.
- Work within a sophisticated tech stack featuring Node.js, Postgres, and Redis, with the opportunity to influence the adoption of event-driven systems.
- Join a culture that prioritizes technical excellence and reliability, offering a clear path to leadership for engineers who drive high-impact projects.
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