Backend Software Engineer
Role Summary
We're seeking a driven Backend Software Engineer to help grow one of the nation's fastest-growing public sector fintech firms. As a Software Engineer, you'll be instrumental in building and scaling the platform infrastructure that helps public entities across the country make smarter, more confident financial decisions. This role is ideal for a self-motivated, goal-oriented individual who enjoys working with data-intensive applications, and is looking to grow into more advanced system design and architectural responsibilities over time.
Responsibilities
- Backend Development
- Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs and backend services.
- Work with financial and transactional data pipelines, ensuring accuracy and performance.
- Improve system reliability, observability, and performance.
- Full-Stack Contribution
- Contribute to front-end features using React when needed.
- Collaborate with designers and product to deliver cohesive user experiences.
- Help connect backend systems to intuitive, performant UI components.
- Feature Development & Delivery
- Own features from design through deployment with guidance from senior engineers.
- Translate product requirements into technical implementations.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Collaboration & Code Quality
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
- Work closely with product, design, and other engineers.
- Contribute to improving development workflows and standards.
- Data & Systems Thinking
- Work with structured financial datasets and time-series data.
- Ensure correctness, consistency, and auditability of backend logic.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree plus minimum five years work experience.
- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant and progressive software engineering experience.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Python.
- Proven ability to build and maintain APIs.
- Familiar with React, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, and the ability to contribute to UI features.
- Experience with relational databases and version control (Git), CI/CD workflows.
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar) and containerization basics.
Additional Skills and Abilities
- Experience in FinTech, banking, or financial systems.
- Familiarity with data processing or ETL workflows.
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Experience working with analytics or reporting systems.
- Exceptional attention to detail, time management, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
- Growth-oriented mindset with the ability to accept and act on feedback constructively.
- Eager to learn, results-driven, and adaptable.
Application Timeline
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: June 5th, 2026. Submission does not guarantee selection, and three+one reserves the right to modify or cancel the hiring process at any time.
Benefits Overview
- Full-time Employment Opportunities include:
- Competitive salary and benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, SDBL)
- 401K Plan
- Flexible PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
- Cell phone reimbursement
Pay Range
125,000 - 155,000 USD per year (Remote)
Product and Technology
Pittsford, NY