Senior Backend Engineer - Product

Job Summary

At Mercury, we are committed to crafting an exceptional banking experience for startups. Our team is passionate about creating lovable products that rescue our customers from frustrating, expensive legacy industry tools.

Responsibilities

• Feel a strong sense of product ownership and actively seek responsibility – we often self-organize on small/medium projects, and we want someone excited to help shape and build Mercury’s future.
• Work in an autonomous environment on a close-knit team, with a “startup within a startup” feel.
• Partner closely with designers and product leaders to ship lovable experiences. We want to transcend the status quo for banking and fintech software, and many of our customers are startups and appreciate our slick, magical designs.
• Join a team of experienced product engineers within one of our Mercury product groups such as Banking, Experiences, Expansion, or Risk.

Requirements

• Has 3-7 years of backend development experience.
• Knowledge of or excitement to learn Haskell, and proficiency in SQL.
• Empathizes with users and can channel their perspective to build lovable products.
• Has made architectural decisions in the past and measured the impact of those decisions over time. You should be able to clearly articulate your technical opinions and lay out tradeoffs.
• Actively incorporates AI tools into their workflow and is excited about leveraging them to amplify their impact — whether that's accelerating development, improving code quality, or finding creative solutions to hard problems.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with peers and cross-functional counterparts.

Qualifications

• Experience with or interest in learning Haskell.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.
• Mercy’s salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry.
• New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Pay

• US employees (any location): $166,600 - $208,300
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD 157,400 - 196,800

Schedule

• Full-time position.

Company Information

Mercer is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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Application Instructions

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