Platform Engineer
EisenEscheatment Compliance company
New York, United StatesSenior
Index Ventures
First Round Capital
MissionOG
Cowboy Ventures
Homebrew
Restive Ventures
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Build and maintain backend systems for financial institutions.
- •We're hiring a Platform Engineer to help world-class financial institutions automate away their backoffice.
- •This is a hands-on role for an engineer who loves building reliable, elegant backend systems that make complex business processes feel simple.
- •Key Responsibilities Own and operate the backend systems that integrate with 3rd-party providers (e.g. authentication, payments, document management) Design robust integration frameworks that simplify and standardize how we connect to external systems Evolve shared libraries, templates, and workflows to enforce standards and reduce friction Partner with other engineering teams to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability Use AI-powered tools to accelerate development and discover innovative solutions to complex technical challenges Requirements 5+ years experience in a high performing engineering team, ideally in a 0 -> 1 environment Experience with backend services and integration patterns (REST, webhooks, message queues) with typed languages Fluent in using AI tools (Cursor, Copilot, etc.) to brainstorm, prototype, and accelerate iteration Interested in building production infrastructure in a modern cloud environment Strong understanding of CI/CD, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and IaC (Terraform or similar)
Required skills
Node.jsAWSKubernetesCI/CD
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary and equity package, 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, Unlimited PTO, OneMedical membership, commuter benefits, and more
Tech stack
Node.jsDjangoFastAPISpringExpressRuby on Rails.NETASP.NETNestJSLaravelSymfonyGinEchoActixPhoenixMicroservicesAWSGoogle CloudAzureTerraformCloudFormationPulumiAWS LambdaEC2S3RDSECSEKSGKECloud Run