Junior Software Engineer

Junior Software Engineer – Backend / Platform Systems

Location: New York, NY (Manhattan – Union Square)

Work Arrangement: Full-Time | Onsite 5 Days/Week

Salary: $125,000–$175,000 Base

Experience: 0–2 Years

Industry: Fintech | AI | Trading Technology | Marketplace

About the Opportunity

We are recruiting for a rapidly growing, highly profitable technology company developing advanced real-time pricing and trading systems.

Operating with the speed and sophistication of a high-frequency trading firm, the company has developed a proprietary platform that continuously processes market data, calculates pricing, manages transactions, and automates trading decisions.

The business has experienced exceptional growth, scaling from $0 to $80 million in just six months while remaining entirely bootstrapped and self-funded.

This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career Software Engineer to join a small, highly technical team and work directly on mission-critical production systems.

You'll gain hands-on experience with backend development, data infrastructure, cloud technologies, and production machine learning systems while making an immediate impact on a rapidly scaling business.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance backend systems supporting real-time pricing, bidding, and transaction processing.
• Develop and manage data integrations, pipelines, and mapping workflows across multiple data sources.
• Build internal tools and automation solutions to improve platform performance and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement reliable, scalable solutions.
• Integrate existing machine learning models into production applications and workflows.
• Contribute to backend APIs, data infrastructure, and platform enhancements.
• Collaborate directly with senior engineers on technical challenges and system improvements.
• Participate in two-week development sprints and contribute across multiple engineering functions.

Required Qualifications

• 0–2 years of professional software engineering experience, preferably focused on backend or systems development. Strong internship experience will be considered.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM discipline.
• Hands-on experience with Python and backend software development.
• Experience building or maintaining backend systems, data integrations, pipelines, APIs, or internal engineering tools.
• Exposure to platform infrastructure, production systems, or operations automation.
• Ability to integrate existing machine learning models into production systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a small engineering team.
• Must be available to work onsite in Manhattan five days per week.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with data processing, ETL pipelines, or distributed systems.
• Exposure to machine learning infrastructure, model deployment, or production ML workflows.
• Experience developing automation tools or supporting production applications.
• Interest in financial technology, real-time systems, or algorithmic trading.
• Experience working at a leading technology company or fast-moving startup.

Technology Stack

Python | AWS | GCP | Machine Learning | Data Pipelines | Data Infrastructure | Backend Systems | AI Development Tools

Why Join?

• Competitive Compensation: $125,000–$175,000 base salary.
• Exceptional Growth: Join a profitable, bootstrapped technology company experiencing extraordinary growth.
• High-Impact Engineering: Work on financially critical, real-time systems used in live production.
• Small Team, Significant Ownership: Collaborate closely with experienced engineers and contribute directly to core platform functionality.
• Modern Technology: Gain practical experien