Backend Software Engineer
The Backend Software Engineer at Confidential Client will develop and maintain backend services and APIs supporting the company's credit card products, integrating with third-party platforms to ensure reliable and secure operations. This role involves collaborating across teams to deliver scalable, high-quality software in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for growth and ownership in backend development.
About Careertakes
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About the role
Confidential Client is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to join the Credit Card team in Austin, TX. You will build and maintain backend services and APIs that power credit card products used by web and mobile clients. This role emphasizes reliability, secure third-party integrations, and frequent releases in a collaborative engineering environment. Interviews will be conducted in-person at the Austin headquarters.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain backend services and REST APIs using Python, Flask, and FastAPI.
- Implement endpoints consumed by mobile and web clients designed for scalability and maintainability.
- Design and optimize relational data models and queries using PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Integrate and support third-party partner APIs, handling data exchange, error cases, retries, and monitoring.
- Write clean, tested, secure code and participate actively in code reviews.
- Follow best practices for testing, security, performance, and safe releases.
- Debug production issues, explore unfamiliar components, and increase ownership over time.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Frontend, QA, and engineering leadership to scope and ship user-focused work.
- Contribute to documentation, team rituals, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience with backend services.
- Working knowledge of Python and strong web application fundamentals.
- Practical understanding of REST APIs and inter-service communication patterns.
- Comfortable with Git and collaborative development workflows.
- Commitment to writing reliable, tested, secure, and maintainable code.
- Clear communicator who manages tasks independently and asks for support when needed.
Nice to have
- Experience with Flask or FastAPI.
- Familiarity with credit card, payments, or fintech systems and integrations.
- Hands-on experience integrating with external partner APIs.
- Experience using AI/agentic developer tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, OpenAI) to accelerate workflows.
- Experience with SQL, relational database design, and performance tuning.
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containers (Docker), or message queues.
- Relevant personal, professional, or open-source projects demonstrating backend skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Compensation & benefits
- Anticipated salary range for this level: $105,000 - $130,000 annually. Individual pay and level are based on factors unique to each candidate, including skill set and experience.
- Generous health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employer-paid life and disability benefits.
- Gym membership options or monthly reimbursement.
- Education reimbursement program and paid parental leave.
- Relocation bonus to move to Austin (where applicable).
- Referral program, company equity (stock options), and performance-based bonuses.
- Flexible vacation, hybrid work arrangement, casual dress code, team events, and ERG/inclusion opportunities.
Other important info
- This position is full-time and based in Austin, TX. Interviews are conducted in-person at the Austin office.
- Confidential Client requires successful completion of a background check for final offers.
- At this time, Confidential Client can only consider U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders). Confidential Client is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
- The role is posted in compliance with applicable U.S. hiring laws. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities — please let us know if you need one during the hiring process.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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