Numeral - Software Engineer (Product)

San Francisco, California, USA$175k - $300k+ Equity5mo ago

Remote Senior NA Payments Cloud Computing Software Engineer Node.js PostgreSQL Redis AWS Kafka

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building backend systems in high-growth environments. • Fluency with backend technologies like Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud services (AWS preferred). • Experience designing robust APIs and distributed systems at scale. • Strong product sensibility—able to balance performance, flexibility, and speed. • Startup mindset: Not scared of ambiguity and hungry for rapid growth • Intensity & Ownership: This is not a 9-5 — we’re scaling rapidly and have a massive opportunity ahead of us. • Customer Obsession: You deeply care about the user experience and solving their problems • Experience in payments, tax, accounting, or regulatory tech. • Infrastructure or platform engineering background (e.g., CI/CD, observability). • Experience scaling monolith-to-service architectures or event-driven systems. • Familiarity with GraphQL, Kafka, Terraform, or container orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, secure backend services and APIs from scratch. • Make architectural decisions that optimize for speed, data integrity, and long-term maintainability. • Collaborate closely with product, design, and data teams to develop performant systems that power key customer workflows. • Own infrastructure, observability, and performance for the services you build. • Help shape engineering best practices, code quality, and our overall backend culture.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity - you'll share directly in the company's success • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage • Wellness perks like Headspace and the Peloton One App • 401(k) to help you build long-term financial security • Lunch and snacks when you're in the office • Regular team offsites and company events as we grow • A culture built on ownership - your work matters and people will see it!