Senior Backend Engineer

3 days ago

San Francisco, CA, United States Heron Finance Full time

Founded by two ex-Coinbase employees and backed by top investors including Andreesen Horowitz, IDEO, and Kindred Ventures, Heron Finance has built a tech platform to bring high-quality private markets funds to all accredited investors through automated personalized portfolios.

Private markets have been expanding greatly over the last decade and show no signs of stopping. Yet most investors feel locked out and don't know where to begin. Our vision is to bring private markets into the hands of investors in a simple, diversified package that removes the pain and fear typically associated with private markets.

Since launching our latest product in November of 2024, we've seen consistent 20-30% month on month growth, and our revenue retention remains well over 100%, meaning on average clients do not leave, they just add more money. We're onto the start of something big. Join us.

The Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Heron Finance you will be responsible - along with our world-class engineering team - for building robust backend systems that handle millions of dollars across the lifecycle of onboarding, investment, dividends, and reinvestment with ease. We ruthlessly cut scope and follow an agile methodology. We work to create a high trust, empathetic team environment with high standards of excellence and integrity.

This role is full time, open to remote candidates in the United States and Canada.

Duties:

    • Lead the design and architecture of innovative financial technology.
    • Take ownership of the software development life cycle, ensuring the reliability, performance, and maintainability of the codebase for applications.
    • Implement robust security measures and best practices to safeguard financial transactions and user data in compliance with industry standards and regulations.
    • Provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers, guiding them in the development of complex solutions and mentor team members on coding standards, software architecture, and best practice.
    • Conduct regular security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and implement remediation strategies to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of financial and user information.
    • Conduct regular code reviews, implement best practices, and apply optimization techniques to enhance the overall efficiency and security of the systems.
Who You'll Be Working With:
    • Current or recent team is a mix of tech and finance veterans, with experience from some of the best companies in the world, including Coinbase, Airbnb, Medium, Rho, Lazard, and BlackRock.
    • We're an entrepreneurial bunch. A large percentage of the team has started their own company in the past.
Current Technologies:
    • Typescript
    • Postgres
    • Redis
    • React (optional)
Position Requires:
    • 4+ years of experience in a professional software context.
    • Demonstrated ability to ship complex software to real users in production environments.
We Like To See:
    • Experience at high performance startups.
    • Experience writing code that handles money at scale.
Benefits/Perks
    • All roles include meaningful equity and tokens
    • Healthcare, dental, vision
    • Occasional free lunch
    • Maternal / Paternal leave
    • Remote work from anywhere in the U.S. permitted


We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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