NodeJS Engineer / FinTech Startup

Role Overview

Senior Node.js Engineer for a venture-backed fintech startup building a next-generation platform for automated technical analysis and trading workflows.

Responsibilities

• Evolve backend systems powering a high-performance trading and analytics platform
• Build and maintain infrastructure for:
  • Algorithmic trading tools
  • Data ingestion pipelines
  • Large-scale testing engines
  • A custom scripting environment used by thousands of active market participants
• Improve performance and help resolve production issues

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of professional Node.js development experience
• Strong understanding of the Node.js event loop and async architecture
• Ability to identify and address Node.js performance bottlenecks
• Experience working with large datasets and/or high-throughput systems
• PostgreSQL knowledge, including:
  • Query optimization
  • Indexing strategies
  • Handling large writes
• Debugging experience for production issues

Desired Skills & Experience

• Performance profiling (CPU/memory)
• Load testing techniques
• Distributed systems and/or microservices experience
• Understanding of serialization formats (JSON, protobuf)
• Data pipeline design experience
• Familiarity with:
  • Terraform
  • Monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch)
  • Blue-green or zero-downtime deployments

Benefits / Offer

• Equity eligibility (stock options)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Vacation time

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.