Senior Backend Engineer

About the Company Made’s mission is to help homeowners save time, money, and stress. It starts with Made Card - a credit card designed specifically for homeowners, with unmatched rewards on mortgage payments, home improvements, utilities, and essential purchases. Each swipe powers a personalized home management platform where users can manage home systems & appliances, stay ahead on upkeep, and get help - from AI-driven guidance to in-person services - exactly when they need it most. By bringing together financial tools, data, and trusted professionals, we give people more control, more savings, and more time to enjoy the place they call home. We’re partnered with leading national players in the residential homeownership space - from mortgage lenders to home services providers - embedding Made into the key moments of the homeowner journey. These partnerships let us reach millions of households across the country and deliver meaningful benefits to homeowners. Backed by top investors like Village Global, Jump Capital, Recharge Capital, and Soma Capital , our leadership team brings deep fintech, mortgage, and credit card experience from Ramp, Bain Capital, JP Morgan Chase, American Express, and Morgan Stanley . We’re building the financial and engagement platform for the next generation of homeowners - one that puts the homeowner at the center, and redefines what it means to feel at home. About the Role We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale the backend systems that power the Made Card and homeowner platform. You’ll work across the full lifecycle of backend development - from gathering requirements and designing architecture to implementation, testing, and ongoing maintenance. This is a role for someone who thrives in building distributed systems, mentoring others, and ensuring reliability at scale in a fast-moving startup environment. What You’ll Do System Design & Development: Design and implement scalable backend endpoints and distributed systems using Python. Database Modeling: Build and optimize data models across Postgres, DynamoDB, and Redis. Architecture & APIs: Define and deliver APIs and backend services that support mobile (Flutter) and web (React/Next.js) applications. Infrastructure: Work with Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS to ensure reliable deployment, monitoring, and scaling. Feature Delivery: Own the full software lifecycle - requirements, design, development, QA, deployment, and maintenance. Performance & Reliability: Ensure backend services are performant, secure, and highly available. Collaboration: Partner with product, frontend, and design teams to deliver end-to-end features. Mentorship: Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and contribute to raising the engineering bar. Ideal Background 5–8+ years of backend engineering experience , including senior-level responsibilities. Strong proficiency in Python with experience building distributed applications. Expertise in database modeling and experience with Postgres, DynamoDB, and Redis . Solid understanding of RESTful services and API design. Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS for infrastructure and deployment. Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, best practices). Track record of delivering high-quality, well-structured, performant code. Excellent collaboration and communication skills in a cross-functional environment. We understand that not everyone comes from a traditional background. If you are a rockstar with a non-traditional path, we'd love to talk to you! Nice to Have Experience in fintech, credit cards, or financial platforms. Exposure to event-driven architectures and microservices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring tools. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Why Join Made Now You’ll be an early senior backend engineer on our growing teams in India or Brazil, shaping how our core systems are built and scaled. This is a rare opportunity to own backend services end-to-end, while contributing to an engineering culture that values quality, mentorship, and impact. Benefits Compensation: Competitive salary with room for growth based on performance Grow Together: Company-wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback Generous Time Off: Flexible paid time off, sick days, and national holidays in your country of residence Throughout the interview process, please remember that emails will only be from madecard.com emails. We won't ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of an outreach. Made Card is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Made Card makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.