Backend Engineer, API & Features

Autopilot • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Autopilot is a next-gen trading app and registered investment advisor (RIA) that makes professional-style investing accessible to everyone. Users can autopilot the portfolios of politicians, public figures, and top investors, or create and launch their own fund for others to follow. Built for transparency and ease of use, Autopilot reimagines how people invest, manage, and grow their money.

Backed by notable investors such as Craft Ventures (Airbnb, Slack, Tesla), Nomad Ventures (Intro, Bezel), Balaji Ventures (Perplexity), Next Fund (7Signal), and TTV Capital (Bill, SmartAsset).

Autopilot is ranked among the Top 30 Most Downloaded Finance Apps. With over 3M+ million downloads, $1.8B+ in assets under management (AUM), and a rapidly growing community of 200k+ users, Autopilot is quickly becoming a leader in fintech.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of professional experience as a backend engineer, ideally in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Proficiency in TypeScript for backend development (open to other languages).
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud infrastructure.
• Expertise in API design, relational data modeling, distributed systems, and cloud-hosted applications.
• Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems to support rapid growth.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a software engineer for trading, investing, or fintech platforms.
• Previous experience working in hyper-growth start up.
• Experience with integrations involving platforms like Robinhood, Stripe, Plaid, or similar platforms/apps.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure.
• Passion for building user-centered solutions and delivering impact.
• A self-starter mentality with strong ownership and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with some of these backend tech stacks: node.js, typescript, graphql, nest.js, gcp, google pubsub, postgres sql, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend services and APIs that power our trading platform.
• Lead the development of product features and our pilot portal, enabling seamless user interactions, data input, and persistence.
• Design clear API contracts, data models, and business logic that scale as we grow.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, user-centric solutions.
• Drive impact in a hands-on capacity, owning features from technical design through testing, release, and iteration.

Benefits

• Generous UNLIMITED PTO (and we mean it!).
• Mandated two-week holiday shutdown at the end of the year for Christmas and New Year’s + company holidays.
• Autopilot covers 100% of premiums for employee and dependent benefits (health, dental, vision).
• Equinox memberships.
• Top-of-the-line equipment: laptops, external monitors, standing desks, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed