Spade · 1 hour ago
Backend Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$160K/yr - $185K/yr
3+ years expSpade is a fast-growing financial technology company that transforms messy transaction data into structured records for clients. The Backend Engineer will collaborate on the technical vision, develop scalable APIs, and design systems to support product growth, while debugging production issues and delivering value to customers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer APIsFinTechMachine Learning
No H1B
Responsibilities
Collaborate on our technical vision to build a product customers love
Develop and maintain low-latency, massively-scalable developer facing APIs and a robust data platform supporting our data science team
Design and implement systems that support the growth of the product and the company
Debug production issues across all levels of the stack
Bring a strong collaborative approach to deliver value to customers and internal stakeholders at Spade
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of experience building and scaling backend Python-based systems in fast-paced environments
Proven capability with developing REST APIs and writing performant SQL
Experience building using AWS infrastructure
Experience building systems from scratch, making trade-offs, and executing autonomously in early-stage environments
A customer-focused mindset, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering value to customers
A collaborative mindset, the ability to be mentored, and a focus on your own growth trajectory
Preferred
Proficiency in Django
Familiarity with data science and analytics tools such as Pyspark, Databricks and Delta Lake, and Hex
Experience with cloud infrastructure and tools like AWS CDK
Experience with transaction, merchant, and/or location data
Experience and/or interest in fintech and/or data products
Benefits
Competitive compensation and equity package
Full medical, dental, and vision benefits for US-based employees
Life & short-term disability insurance
Unlimited PTO
401K for retirement planning
Remote-friendly team, with pet-friendly headquarters in NYC
Paid parental leave
Work from home stipend
Company
Spade
Spade provides real time transaction enrichment and intelligence to banks and fintech companies to help them build product and unlock AI
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$16.12MKey Investors
Flourish VenturesAndreessen HorowitzGradient
2023-12-06Series A· $10M
2022-05-16Seed· $5M
2021-12-23Pre Seed· $1.12M
Leadership Team
Oban MacTavish
Co-founder, CEO
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