Full-Time Backend Engineer

Clerkie is hiring a remote Full-Time Backend Engineer. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting USA based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.

Clerkie

Job Title

Backend Engineer

Posted

Career Level

Full-Time

Career Level

Experienced

Locations Accepted

USA

Salary

YEAR $90000 - $150000

Job Details

About ClerkieClerkie is a fintech startup on a mission to democratize financial wellness using the power of artificial intelligence. Launched in 2018, Clerkie began with an app, aiming to help the nearly 123 million underserved Americans in need of financial guidance. Since its inception, the company has expanded its services and now pairs consumer guidance with cutting-edge B2B software. By pairing the two through the Clerkie network, these tools have become the go-to resource for creditors looking to manage loan losses while simultaneously helping millions of borrowers get out of debt. Clerkie is a remote-first company, with nearly 30 employees spanning 4 time zones across the United States. To date, the company has raised $41 million, including a $33 million Series A round in early 2023. Investors include leading financial and venture institutions, including Citi Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Wellington Ventures, Flourish Ventures, and Vestigo Ventures.

About the roleOur success depends on having a reliable, flexible, and scalable system that powers existing and new features. As a backend engineer, you'll be responsible for owning and maintaining substantial portions of the backend infrastructure as we scale our userbase and build on our existing product. Our system has been built with security and scalability in mind and we're committed to maintaining and improving our system as we grow. The ideal Clerkie team member can pivot on the fly, fight through adversity, communicate effectively, and produce high-quality work on short timelines. Clerkie’s culture values working with a customer-first mindset and bias for action.

Here’s what you will do

  • Be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining core infrastructure
  • Provide backend expertise to facilitate feature development and improve core platform reliability, performance, and scalability
  • Expand our ecosystem of metrics and alerts to improve the user experience
  • Work with other members/teams at Clerkie to provide a comprehensive, easy, and reliable user experience

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science (CS) or a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
  • 2+ years of software development experience, ideally in Node.js
  • Standalone self-starter able to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
  • Good command of object-oriented programming best practices
  • Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English

Preferred qualifications (ranked by priority and not required):

  • 4+ years of experience in server-side development
  • Experience building server-side applications in Node.js
  • Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)
  • AWS and DevOps experience (e.g., using EC2 / S3 / ELB / etc.)
  • Experience with Node.js (e.g., Mocha, etc.)
  • Experience in consumer financial apps or other data heavy applications preferred (not required)

Other adds

  • Passion for our mission
  • Proactive team player who can work with others towards a common goal
  • Extreme focus on the user with a healthy obsession for solving their needs
  • Committed to being a part of something bigger than yourself
  • Excitement for being a part of a small team where you will be expected to solve new challenges and learn new things everyday

Our salary range $90k - $150k (+ equity)

Our Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k & retirement benefits
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Annual company retreat

FAQs

What is the last date for applying to the job?

The deadline to apply for Full-Time Backend Engineer at Clerkie is 5th of January 2025 . We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.

Which countries are accepted for this remote job?

This job accepts [ USA ] applicants. .

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