Deel is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team building the infrastructure for the future of work. You will develop and enhance features, APIs, and products with a focus on scalability and delivering an exceptional customer experience.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate in a cross-functional team with Frontend Engineers, Product Teams, Designers, and QA professionals to create seamless experiences.
- Participate in product planning throughout all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle.
- Develop and enhance robust new features and APIs, and continuously improve our industry-leading products.
- Find and fix bugs efficiently.
- Provide a customer-centric experience through quality engineering and attentive development.
What We're Looking For
- Expertise in Backend Development with strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript best practices.
- Experience in at least one other server-side language.
- Database mastery, particularly with PostgreSQL, including query optimization, data migrations, and database modeling.
- Solid grasp of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns.
- Experience in designing systems for scalability to manage rapid growth.
- Proven expertise in optimizing systems for large transaction volumes, handling concurrency, idempotency, and performance under load.
- Skilled in building secure and scalable APIs, including input validation and JWT tokens.
- At least 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer.
- Excel in application development: designing, coding, testing, and maintaining applications.
- Thrive in a remote-first environment with proactive communication and strong asynchronous collaboration skills.
- Successfully worked in distributed teams.
- Blend autonomy and collaboration, taking ownership of projects while excelling in team environments.
- Communicate complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Solve problems with optimism and a passion for solving customer problems.
- Take a business-focused approach to software development with a keen eye on delivering high-value outcomes.
Nice to Have
- SaaS experience with products running 24/7 on major cloud vendors.
- Familiarity with serverless architecture on AWS.
- Knowledge of the FinTech industry and its unique challenges.
Technical Stack
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- AWS
Team & Environment
You will be part of a cross-functional team working with Frontend Engineers, Product Teams, Designers, and QA professionals.
Benefits & Compensation
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on role, employment status, and location.
- Additional perks and benefits based on employment status and country.
- Flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote position.
At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
