Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Finch is on a mission to revolutionize employment by building the infrastructure that powers every facet of work. We're looking for individuals who think about problems holistically and in-depth, are relentlessly curious, self-starters, and determined to drive ideas from inception through to completion. Finch is a Series B company backed by leading firms and angels, including General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, Homebrew, BoxGroup, YCombinator, and key figures from Plaid, Brex, Digits, Mercury, Vouch Insurance, and Ramp.

About Our Team

We're a team of problem solvers who value velocity, curiosity, empathy, and diverse perspectives. Everyone is excited about the scope of the problems we address and the potential impact our work can have on the global workforce. Security and privacy are our highest priorities. We come from diverse backgrounds, and each member brings unique skills to the group. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description—your skills and potential will stand out.

About You

You love breaking down complex problems to deliver elegant experiences to customers. You balance technical and interpersonal skills with a high degree of empathy. You thrive in ambiguous environments, narrowing high-level problems into engineering solutions. You coordinate across product, engineering, and support teams to ensure alignment and deliver the right solutions. You value customers and peers and want to succeed as a team. You're comfortable wearing many hats and are excited to work on an API product that powers impactful applications, even if end users may never see it.

Responsibilities

• Live by and champion our values: empathy, execution, humility, curiosity.
• Design, build, and maintain powerful services to enable Finch’s data presentation layer.
• Lead product expansion initiatives, including horizontal expansion of existing integrations and greenfield development in new verticals.
• Develop, test, and maintain integrations to meet security, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Lead large product initiatives spanning multiple teams, from problem definition to execution.
• Deploy code daily with a focus on scalability, testability, and maintainability.
• Debug issues across the stack using modern observability tools.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant backend development experience in a start-up environment.
• Track record of executing and delivering on large projects with high ambiguity.
• Detail-oriented approach to challenges and ability to drive initiatives to completion.
• Exposure to high-growth start-ups.
• Knowledge of agile best practices to release faster.
• Technical understanding of the software development process.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience working cross-functionally across multiple teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Experience working in a remote-friendly environment.

Skills

• Deep experience working with APIs and backend technologies.
• Strong system-design skills and experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with NodeJS, PostgreSQL, Redis.
• Professional experience using Git.
• Familiarity with API authentication and authorization methods, particularly OAuth.
• Experience using a cloud provider (AWS is a bonus).
• Experience with distributed messaging systems.
• Strong knowledge of testing best practices (TDD is a bonus).

Benefits

• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage (85% for dependents).
• Unlimited vacation policy (minimum 3 weeks).
• Parental leave.
• 401(k).
• Offsite company trips.
• Offices in SF and NYC.

Pay

Compensation package includes a competitive base salary of $200,000 - $220,000, benchmarked against real-time market data, plus equity for all full-time roles. Equity grants include a 10-year exercise window. Final offers may vary based on geography, candidate experience, and expertise.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role requiring two days per week in our San Francisco or NYC office.