Software Engineer

We are looking for a Backend / Full Stack Engineer with 2+ years of experience to join an engineering team building financial infrastructure that already processes billions of dollars in nonprofit payments. You’ll own systems end to end - from architecture to shipping - working directly with founders and leadership with zero layers in between. This is a high-autonomy role where your judgment and opinions directly shape what gets built, not just how. We need engineers who have strong technical convictions, communicate clearly, and thrive in a fast-moving environment where whiteboarding, debating, and shipping are the norm. What you will be doing

• Building and owning backend server applications and components that power Chariot’s payment platform end to end - from design through production
• Contributing to architecture decisions across APIs, backend systems, and infrastructure - helping define team standards and best practices
• Collaborating directly with founders, product, and engineering through whiteboarding sessions and technical debates - strong opinions loosely held
• Improving real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities to better understand user behavior and iterate on the product
• Taking on a wide range of engineering projects across the platform - the team intentionally avoids siloed product lines so you’ll work across the full stack.

Required: 2 - 10 years of experience in backend engineering Work experience Required: Experience at a reputable, growing company (Capital One-tier or faster), preferably a VC-backed startup Required: Owned and built scalable backend systems end-to-end, Required: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field Hard skills Required: Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes Nice-to-have: Work experience Nice to have: Fintech or payments infrastructure experience Hard skills Nice to have: Proficiency in Go or Node.js Nice to have: Experience with Terraform and AWS infrastructure