Remote Remote (Country) Employment $200,000 - $217,000/year

Acorns is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

About the Role

The role involves building and optimizing backend infrastructure, working with distributed systems, and contributing to the architecture of scalable applications that support financial products.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement server-side logic for high-traffic applications
  • Develop and maintain APIs that support web and mobile clients
  • Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate user-facing elements
  • Ensure data consistency and integrity across distributed systems
  • Optimize application performance and response times
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
  • Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner
  • Work with database systems to ensure efficient queries and storage
  • Implement security best practices across services
  • Support continuous integration and deployment pipelines
  • Monitor system health and respond to alerts
  • Scale infrastructure to meet growing user demand
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for new features
  • Ensure compliance with financial data regulations
  • Collaborate with product teams to define technical requirements
  • Improve reliability through automated testing
  • Maintain uptime and reduce system latency
  • Evaluate third-party services and tools for integration
  • Document technical designs and system workflows

Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in computer science or engineering
  • Experience with distributed tracing systems
  • Contributions to open-source software projects
  • Prior work in fintech or banking platforms
  • Leadership in technical design initiatives
  • Familiarity with GraphQL
  • Experience with data encryption at rest and in transit
  • Knowledge of PCI-DSS or SOC 2 compliance

Compensation

$150,000 - $190,000 per year

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Collaborative engineering team focused on scalable financial systems

Our Tech Stack

  • We use AWS for cloud infrastructure
  • Services are containerized with Docker and managed via Kubernetes
  • Primary languages include Go and Python
  • We rely on PostgreSQL and DynamoDB for data storage
  • Monitoring is handled through Datadog and Prometheus

Culture & Values

  • We prioritize transparency and open communication
  • Team members are encouraged to lead initiatives
  • We value continuous learning and professional growth
  • Collaboration across teams is essential to our success
  • Innovation is driven by user impact, not just technology

Available

About company
Acorns
Acorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. It offers multiple life stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents.
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Department Engineering
Category other
Posted 3 months ago