Father Gabriel Richard High School - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Backend Focus

Father Gabriel Richard High School - Ann Arbor, Michigan

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Waterloo • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptTypeScript

About the role

  • Design and implement backend services that support our entire product ecosystem
  • Build scalable API layers that serve client-facing applications and internal tools
  • Create efficient data models and database schemas for complex financial workflows
  • Develop shared libraries and utilities that standardize operations across the platform
  • Work with distributed systems and handle high-reliability requirements for financial services
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers to design APIs that enable efficient development
  • Mentor other engineers through code reviews and technical discussions
  • Take ownership of significant features from technical design through deployment
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and backend development standards
  • Contribute to the development of our cutting-edge, agentic-based, software manufacturing pipeline.
  • Future opportunity: Rotate onto the Forward Deployed team to work directly with advisors and rapidly build complete solutions

Requirements

  • 6+ years of backend development experience with strong full-stack capabilities
  • Expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern backend frameworks
  • Experience with distributed systems and database design (CockroachDB or similar)
  • Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous processing patterns
  • Proficiency with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and containerization
  • Can competently handle frontend work when needed to deliver complete solutions
  • Product-focused mindset - excited about building systems that enable great user experiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to work autonomously and drive projects from idea to completion
  • Track record of delivering high-quality, scalable backend systems
  • Experience mentoring other engineers and driving technical best practices
  • Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Excited about contributing to a fast-growing fintech company
Benefits
  • Competitive comp package that rewards impact
  • Work alongside some of the brightest minds in fintech
  • Ground-floor opportunity at a fast-scaling startup
  • Chart your own growth path as we expand
  • Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
  • Unlimited PTO
  • An amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems together

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
backend developmentfull-stack capabilitiesTypeScriptJavaScriptdistributed systemsdatabase designRESTful APIsasynchronous processingcloud infrastructurecontainerization
Soft skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationautonomous workproject managementmentoringcollaborationproduct-focused mindsettechnical discussionscode reviewsdriving technical best practices