Backend Engineer

About the Company

Made's mission is to help homeowners save time, money, and stress through the Made Card—a credit card designed specifically for homeowners. Backed by top investors, our leadership team brings deep fintech and mortgage experience from companies like Ramp, JP Morgan Chase, and American Express.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs using Python
• Design, implement, and optimize data models across Postgres, DynamoDB, and Redis
• Contribute to deployments and scaling using Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS
• Partner with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver end-to-end features
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while participating in code reviews
• Ensure backend services are performant, secure, and resilient
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve backend issues across staging and production environments

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Proficiency in Python and experience building distributed web applications
• Familiarity with Postgres, DynamoDB, and Redis
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful services
• Understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS infrastructure
• Strong problem-solving skills and track record of delivering production-ready systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, credit cards, or financial infrastructure
• Exposure to microservices, event-driven architectures, or streaming systems
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring tools

Benefits

• Base salary between $120,000–$160,000 plus equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Up to $25,000 toward closing costs of a new mortgage
• Flexible paid time off and 11 company holidays
• Quarterly budgets for team and company outings