Backend / Full Stack Software Engineer

🚀 Software Engineer 📍 Location: New York, NY 🏢 Work Model: On-site, 4 days/week (Monday–Thursday); WFH Friday 💼 Job Type: Full-time 💰 Salary: $180,000–$230,000 + Competitive Equity 🛂 Visa: Open to visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers 👥 Hiring: 3–4 Engineers About the Role Chariot is looking for a Backend / Full Stack Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience to join an engineering team building financial infrastructure that already processes billions of dollars in nonprofit payments. You'll own systems end-to-end—from architecture and design through production—while working directly with founders and engineering leadership. This is a high-autonomy environment where your technical judgment and opinions directly influence what gets built. You'll collaborate through whiteboarding, technical discussions, and rapid iteration in a fast-moving engineering culture. What You'll Do - Build and own backend applications and components powering Chariot's payment platform end-to-end. - Design, develop, and ship scalable systems from concept through production. - Contribute to architecture decisions across APIs, backend systems, and infrastructure. - Help establish engineering standards and best practices. - Collaborate directly with founders, product, and engineering teams through technical discussions and whiteboarding. - Improve real-time monitoring and alerting to better understand system and user behavior. - Work across different areas of the platform rather than being limited to a single product or silo. Requirements Required: - 2–10 years of experience in backend engineering. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or another technical field. - Experience at a reputable, growing technology company, preferably a VC-backed startup. - Proven experience building and owning scalable backend systems end-to-end. - Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes. - Strong technical judgment and ability to communicate clearly in a fast-paced environment. Nice to Have: - Fintech or payments infrastructure experience. - Proficiency in Go or Node.js. - Experience with Terraform and AWS. - Experience with REST APIs and/or gRPC. - Experience with PostgreSQL and cloud infrastructure. Tech Stack Go · Node.js · Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · PostgreSQL · REST APIs · gRPC · AWS Who Thrives Here We're looking for engineers who: - Take strong ownership of their work. - Have strong technical opinions while remaining open to new ideas. - Enjoy solving complex backend and infrastructure problems. - Are comfortable working with high autonomy. - Thrive in fast-moving environments with direct access to founders and leadership. - Enjoy building and shipping production systems used at scale. Important This role requires 4 days per week in the New York City office (Monday–Thursday), with remote work on Fridays. Candidates should be able to work on-site or be willing to relocate to NYC. If you're excited about building financial infrastructure at scale and want meaningful ownership from architecture through production, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now to join Chariot as a Software Engineer.