Backend Engineer

About the RoleJoin a small, high-caliber founding team at a pre-seed AI-native fintech startup building the infrastructure that powers private market operations — including fund accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and treasury automation. As a Backend Engineer, you'll own core backend systems with a deep focus on permissions, auditability, traceability, and observability, supporting both hosted and self-hosted deployment environments.This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape the technical foundations of a product used by asset servicers and asset managers who rely on it for high-stakes, enterprise-grade workflows.What You'll DoOwn and evolve backend infrastructure for permissions, auditability, traceability, and observability across all deployment <environments.Design> and manage deployment architectures for both hosted and self-hosted environments using infrastructure-as-code tools.Improve system reliability, performance, and security in production at an enterprise-grade standard.Partner closely with product teams to ship features quickly without sacrificing quality or <maintainability.Drive> AI-native development practices that enable rapid, high-quality releases.What We're Looking ForRequired:1–6 years of backend development experience.Strong proficiency in TypeScript and NestJS for building backend services.Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Prisma in production-grade environments.Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi to manage cloud deployments.Nice to Have:Familiarity with the broader stack: Inngest, Mastra, React, or Tailwind.Background in financial services, private markets, or enterprise SaaS products.Experience with self-hosted deployment models and strict data isolation requirements.Prior experience at a high-growth startup or in a founding-team environment.Compensation & BenefitsSalary: €70,000 – €110,000 per year, depending on <experience.Visa> sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.Opportunity for meaningful early-stage equity and direct impact on product direction.LocationThis role is on-site in Berlin, Germany. The team works together in person — no remote option is available at this time.