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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, TRM - **Company:** TRM, Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $193,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Databases, Distributed Systems, Github, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Node.Js, Octopus Deploy, Query Optimization, Queueing Systems, Next.js, TypeScript, Data Logging, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Indexer, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Docker - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4459cda2-0a6e-46e3-9538-c91eaec2919e ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience building and operating production-grade systems with user-facing APIs, with demonstrated impact on scalability and reliability. * Strong full stack foundation: backend development in TypeScript and Node.js with solid API design (REST, GraphQL), and modern frontend development in React and Next.js. * Experience designing and operating distributed systems, including event-driven architectures, message queues, eventual consistency, and concurrency and race-condition handling, with a strong focus on performance, security, and maintainability. * Strong database fundamentals with PostgreSQL or SQL Server, including schema design, migrations, indexing, and query optimization. * A production mindset and bias toward action, embracing metrics, logging, tracing, on-call participation, and end-to-end ownership of delivery. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a range of audiences and work well with Product, Design, and QA., * Background in financial technology or highly regulated spaces where precision, traceability, and regulatory standards drive engineering decisions. * Practical expertise with payment gateways, billing infrastructures, or authentication and user identity services. * Hands-on familiarity with AWS services, container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern deployment pipelines using Argo CD or GitHub Actions. * Proven capability leveraging AI developer tooling effectively while upholding rigorous standards for code health and maintainability. * Track record of delivering high-scale, end-user applications with a sharp focus on intuitive product design. ## Description * Design, build, and operate full stack features end to end, from technical design through deployment and production support, with an emphasis on reliability, safe deployments, and operational simplicity. * Partner with Product and Design during discovery to shape scope, surface technical trade-offs early, and provide credible estimates. * Write technical designs for significant work and guide architecture decisions within your area, in partnership with your Engineering Manager and fellow senior engineers. * Build automated testing, observability, and operational ownership into every stage of delivery. * Raise the team's engineering bar through thoughtful code review, mentoring, and contributing to shared standards and patterns. * Proactively identify and resolve issues across the stack, keeping our systems stable, performant, and ready to grow. * Participate in the on-call rotation and incident follow-through, turning production issues into lasting fixes. * Use AI-assisted development tools effectively and responsibly, within Topstep's standards for AI-built software. ## Related Videos - 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