Sr. Backend Engineer

Vance is building a Financial Services platform for immigrants around the world. We are backed by influential venture capitalists like Hummingbird Ventures, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, and are on a mission to simplify global banking as easily as booking an Uber.

We re first taking on the Indian diaspora - the largest and wealthiest immigrant population. 15 million Non-Resident Indians hold over $1. 5T in wealth of which $500B is back in India. They remit $125B back every year and account for 25% of all real estate purchases in India. Yet, the banking experiences of these NRIs are archaic. We re building a new age platform to service these NRIs with cross border money movement.

We are a team of 30 that works with the intensity and the agility of a sports team. With innovation, hustle, and collaboration at our core, we aim to build better banking for all immigrants around the world. Discover more about our work, our ethos, and our vision on our website, Vance .

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing scalable backend systems that power Vance's fintech platform. In this role, you'll work hands-on with backend architecture, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability. You ll collaborate closely with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to build systems that scale globally.

If you love solving complex engineering problems and want to be deeply hands-on while owning backend design, this is the perfect role for you.

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend solutions that power our fintech platform.

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices for seamless integration across systems.

• Work with relational and NoSQL databases, ensuring efficient queries and data structuring.

• Implement best practices for security, scalability, caching, and system performance.

• Optimize cloud-based infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) to enhance performance and reliability.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while enforcing coding standards.

• Work cross-functionally with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver seamless product experiences.

• 3-5 years in backend development, preferably in a product-based startup or fintech company.

• Strong ability to design modular, scalable, and high-performing backend systems.

• Ability to write efficient, high-performance code that scales.

• Ability to prioritize product and business needs while making tech decisions.

• Someone who thrives in early-stage environments, enjoys building things from scratch, and takes high ownership.

• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Python, or Go (we are language-agnostic, but backend expertise is key).

• Strong experience in building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.

• A hands-on backend engineer who thrives on writing and optimizing code.

• You love tackling complex backend challenges with efficient, scalable solutions.

• You work well with cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.

• You take pride in writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code.

• Always eager to learn new technologies and implement best practices.

• Work on a high-impact product that is redefining banking for immigrants worldwide.

• Own backend design and execution, solving complex engineering problems at scale.

• Work alongside top-tier global team of engineers in a fast-paced environment.

• Competitive ESOPs align your growth with Vance s long-term vision.

• Health insurance, strong leave policies, and career growth opportunities in a high-impact startup.

If you're a senior backend engineer looking for an opportunity to build and scale global fintech solutions while remaining hands-on, we'd love to connect with you!