Backend Engineer - New York

ARQ•New York, NY

20h•Onsite

About The Position

ARQ is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the world. Our mission is to redefine how people interact with money across borders, building the infrastructure to move value seamlessly. We’re still early in our journey, which means every person who joins shapes the future of our product, culture, and growth. If you’re excited by big challenges, global impact, and the chance to grow fast with a world-class team, ARQ is the place to do it. As a Backend Engineer, you’ll design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend systems that power our innovative products. You’ll collaborate with a talented team to create solutions that drive financial inclusion and transform the way people manage their money.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience in Backend development, with fluency in Java.
Bachelor's Degree (or above) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or other Engineering / Science disciplines.
Quick learner with an ambitious and results-driven personality.
Excellent communication skills (English fluency, verbal and written).
Track record of building complex products that millions of people use in hypergrowth startups.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Java 25
Experience with Postgres database
Experience with Spring Boot
Experience with TDD, DDD and continuous integration & delivery

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend systems.
Collaborate with a talented team to create solutions that drive financial inclusion and transform the way people manage their money.
Focus on greenfield development and improvement of existing systems.
Build REST APIs.
Engineer microservices.
Evolve systems such as card payments, treasury management, transactions booking, and crypto liquidity.