Job Title:
Staff Back End Engineer
Location:
Los Angeles or San Francisco, United States (Hybrid)
Type:
Permanent
Salary:
Up to $250,000
A leading financial technology firm is looking to hire a Staff Back End Engineer to join its high-performing engineering team, focused on building scalable, resilient trading systems. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping mission-critical infrastructure at a company delivering advanced financial products to a global client base.
What You’ll Do:
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Design and develop robust, high-performance back-end systems using Java and Spring Boot
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Contribute to the architecture and implementation of microservices to ensure scalable and distributed systems
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Build and optimise APIs and services that support complex trading workflows
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Collaborate closely with front-end, DevOps, and product teams to deliver reliable software
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Drive engineering best practices across development, testing, and deployment cycles
What We’re Looking For:
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7+ years of experience developing scalable RESTful services in Java (Spring Boot framework essential)
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Strong experience in trading systems or similar high-performance application environments
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Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
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Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
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Experience working in hybrid teams and fast-paced product-driven environments
If you’re a backend specialist ready to take ownership of a system used in high-stakes, high-speed financial environments, this could be your next move.
