Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)

Brex

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$192,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $216k
$119k most similar roles pay here $253k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $150,187–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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About Brex

Brex is a financial technology company providing corporate credit cards, cash management accounts, and expense management software designed specifically for startups and growing technology companies. Industry: Financial Technology & Corporate Banking

Brex currently has 56 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $204,000–$240,000 across 56 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering)

As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Product Engineering), you will join the engineering team to develop new products from concept to launch for both startups and large enterprises. You will collaborate with cross-functional engineers and user-facing teams like Sales and Support to understand customer needs and design solutions that improve banking experiences. Your daily work involves owning problems end-to-end, including user experience, data models, scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics while polishing features to a high degree of excellence. The role requires over seven years of professional experience in designing and deploying backend applications. You will utilize backend programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Python, along with SQL or NoSQL databases. This position focuses on building scalable backend systems within the financial software space to help companies manage spend and navigate new markets.

What you'll do

  • Develop new products and features from initial concept through final launch.
  • Build customer-facing products that drive direct business impact and long-term technical vision.
  • Design and implement solutions to improve the banking experience for customers.
  • Own problems end-to-end, including user experience, data models, scalability, and operability.
  • Monitor and analyze ongoing metrics to ensure system performance and reliability.
  • Polish features to a high degree of excellence and technical quality.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and deploying backend applications.
  • Experience building and designing scalable backend systems.
  • Experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases.
  • Experience working with backend programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Python.
  • Familiarity with software engineering development cycles.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to hold yourself and the team to high standards.

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