Backend Engineering Consultant – FinE (Financial Engineering)

Job Title: Backend Engineering Consultant – FinE (Financial Engineering)

Location: REMOTE

W2 ONLY - not able to sponsor for this role now or in the future

Need to have experience in Financial Engineering and/or Accounting systems

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services for financial data processing (e.g., accounting, invoices, payouts, reporting)
• Develop APIs and gRPC interfaces for internal and external integrations
• Apply functional programming principles (primarily in Java)
• Ensure code quality and mitigate financial risks through automated testing and code reviews
• Manage schema evolution and remote configuration for backend services
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize service performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (data, product, accounting) to deliver robust solutions

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer or Consultant, ideally in financial or accounting domains
• Strong proficiency in Java (functional programming), with experience in async programming
• Experience with API design (REST/gRPC) and schema management
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and monitoring tools
• Familiarity with AI agent assisted coding using Claude Code
• Solid understanding of testing methodologies and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams
• Experience with clients backend stack or similar large-scale distributed systems
• Knowledge of financial data concepts (accounting, payouts, reporting, compliance)
• Prior work with squads in the FinE mission