Backend Engineer, Infrastructure

Autopilot•New York, NY
•Onsite

About The Position

We’re seeking a Backend Engineer, Infrastructure to join our talented team as an early engineer. In this role, you’ll work closely with our founders and cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence, build and operate scalable infrastructure, and contribute directly to shaping the future of investing. This is a hands-on, highly impactful role in a fast-paced, engineering- and product-focused company.

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 distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and production reliability.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems to support rapid growth.
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

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 cloud infrastructure and backend systems that power our trading platform.
  • Improve deployment pipelines, developer tooling, and observability to help our engineering team ship reliably.
  • Build resilient distributed systems, strengthen database performance, and improve incident response and recovery as we scale.
  • Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.
  • Drive impact in a hands-on capacity, directly contributing to a rapidly growing and innovative company.

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.
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