Backend Engineer (Mid-Level)

The Opportunity

As a Backend Engineer at Spade, you'll own the APIs and data systems that sit at the heart of our enrichment platform. You'll work across the full backend stack — from the developer-facing APIs our customers depend on, to the data pipelines and platform services that power our data science team. This is a high-ownership role on a small team, where your decisions directly shape the performance and reliability of products processing billions of transactions.

What will you be doing?

• Collaborate on our technical vision to build a product customers love

• Develop and maintain low-latency, massively-scalable developer-facing APIs and a robust data platform supporting our data science team

• Design and implement systems that support the growth of the product and the company

• Debug production issues across all levels of the stack

• Bring a strong collaborative approach to deliver value to customers and internal stakeholders at Spade

What experience, skills, and qualifications are necessary? 

Must Have:

• 4+ years of experience building and scaling backend Python-based systems in fast-paced environments

• Proven capability with developing REST APIs and writing performant SQL

• Experience building using AWS infrastructure

• Experience building systems from scratch, making trade-offs, and executing autonomously in early-stage environments

• A customer-focused mindset, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering value to customers

• A collaborative mindset, the ability to be mentored, and a focus on your own growth trajectory

• Based in the US/Can (also open to NYC-based with ability to work out of our Flatiron office at least 2 days/week)

Nice to Have:

• Proficiency in Django

• Familiarity with data science and analytics tools such as Pyspark, Databricks and Delta Lake, and Hex

• Experience with cloud infrastructure and tools like AWS CDK

• Experience with transaction, merchant, and/or location data

• Experience and/or interest in fintech and/or data products

Why Join Spade?

• Be a cultural founder. As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture.

Benefits at Spade:

• Competitive Compensation. Data-driven salaries that reward performance and ownership.

Salary Range:

• At Spade, we view total compensation as consisting of salary + equity + benefits. We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they bring to our team.