Senior Backend Engineer - Product

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 backend development.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Experience with Haskell.
• Ability to empathize with users and build lovable products.
• Experience making architectural decisions and measuring their impact.
• Experience incorporating AI tools into workflows.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Skills

• Backend development skills.
• SQL proficiency.
• Haskell knowledge or eagerness to learn.
• User empathy and product-building ability.
• Experience with architectural decision-making.
• Experience with AI tools and their integration into workflows.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Base salary ranging from $166,600 to $208,300 for US employees, and CAD 157,400 to 196,800 for Canadian employees.
• Equity (stock options/RSUs).
• Competitive benefits package within the SaaS and fintech industry.

Pay

• Base salary ranging from $166,600 to $208,300 for US employees, and CAD 157,400 to 196,800 for Canadian employees.

Schedule

• Flexible work schedule tailored to the needs of the team and the individual.

Company Information

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

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. 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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