Summary
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Join a high-autonomy engineering team building large-scale financial infrastructure. You’ll own backend and full-stack systems end to end, from architecture through deployment, while working closely with senior leadership. The role suits engineers with strong technical judgment, clear communication skills, and experience with modern cloud-native technologies.
Highlights
High-autonomy engineering role with end-to-end ownership, direct access to leadership, competitive compensation and equity, and the opportunity to shape critical financial infrastructure.
Description
Job DescriptionSoftware EngineerRole detailsSalary: $180K - $230K
On-site work policy: 4 days in-office in NYC, New York (Monday–Thursday, WFH Friday)
Full-time position
Location: New York, NY
Equity: Competitive equity
Visa sponsorship details: Open to visa transfers (e.g.
OPT, H1B transfers)
Tech stack:Go, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, gRPC, AWS
About this roleWe are looking for a Backend / Full Stack 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 to shipping – working directly with founders and leadership with zero layers in between.
This is a high-autonomy role where your judgment and opinions directly shape what gets built, not just how.
We need engineers who have strong technical convictions, communicate clearly, and thrive in a fast-moving environment where whiteboarding, debating, and shipping are the norm.
What you will be doing
Building and owning backend server applications and components that power Chariot's payment platform end to end – from design through productionContributing to architecture decisions across APIs, backend systems, and infrastructure – helping define team standards and best practicesCollaborating directly with founders, product, and engineering through whiteboarding sessions and technical debates – strong opinions loosely heldImproving real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities to better understand user behavior and iterate on the productTaking on a wide range of engineering projects across the platform – the team intentionally avoids siloed product lines so you'll work across the full stack.RequirementsBaselineSeniority
Required: 2 - 10 years of experience in backend engineering
Work experience
Required: Experience at a reputable, growing company (Capital One-tier or faster), preferably a VC-backed startup
Required: Owned and built scalable backend systems end-to-end
Education
Required: Bachelor's degree in a technical field
Hard skills
Required: Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Nice-to-have:Work experience
Nice to have: Fintech or payments infrastructure experience
Hard skills
Nice to have: Proficiency in Go or Node.js
Nice to have: Experience with Terraform and AWS infrastructure
