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Earned Wealth

Backend Engineer

Earned Wealth, Little Ferry, New Jersey, us, 07643


About Earned Wealth

Earned Wealth is disrupting wealth management through a platform verticalized for physicians. We take accountability for better financial outcomes - something lacking in the industry. We exist to liberate physicians - from residency through to retirement - from financial stress so they can focus on what they do best. Our ambition is to deliver unique and first-in-class financial products that are highly personalized around physician needs and delivered in a comprehensive, coordinated, technology-centric and automated way. The product delivers a stunning increase in physician financial outcomes.

We are a highly experienced team backed by leading investors who have successfully launched businesses across healthcare and technology.

Job Summary :

This is a unique opportunity to join a startup with strong traction (substantial funding, tremendous growth, and many happy customers). At the same time, we are still small enough that you will have a meaningful impact, with meaningful equity participation, and play a massive role in shaping our company culture.

Our technology vision is to deliver comprehensive and value-added wealth management services through technology, with three key differentiators:

Best-in-class fintech-grade UI/UX, that delivers comprehensive and alpha-generating wealth management services customized for physicians;Best-in-class automation built within our technology stack to better service busy physician clients and scale our operations and advisory services;Patented “Intelligent Advice Engine” with ML-based optimization algorithms delivering more robust and integrated financial recommendations across our 7 wealth domains (investments, tax, insurance, trust & estate, lending, banking, career).

In an industry that lacks both individual guidance and support, our technology and teams are here to provide a technology-centric and personalized approach to Wealth Management and Financial Advice.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect and develop scalable, reusable microservice-based systems using AWS and Infrastructure as Code (CDK) for automations and applications in wealth management.Build robust APIs and backend automation workflows that support complex AI-enabled financial services operations.Enhance the scalability, reliability, security, and performance of backend infrastructure by optimizing code and leveraging AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to develop excellent data models, ensure easy-to-consume APIs, and guarantee seamless execution of backend processes.Develop and maintain databases and datasets, while implementing automations that adhere to best practices in security, scalability, reliability, and data integrity.Own and continually refine developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines, integrating AI and automation to maximize efficiency and reduce manual interventions.

Key Requirements:

4+ years of experience in backend engineering, showcasing proficiency in TypeScript.Demonstrable expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.Experience working with infrastructure as code on AWS, with services such as SQS, API Gateway, Lambda, and S3.Advanced knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, such as DynamoDB / MongoDB and PostgreSQL / MySQL, comfortable writing complex queries and designing efficient data models.Hands-on involvement in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions / AWS CodePipeline / Jenkins, with a focus on automated testing and deployment.Good understanding of security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and encryption techniques.Knowledge of design patterns and architectural principles, with an emphasis on building maintainable and extensible codebases.Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, designers, and product managers.

Key Attributes:

Agile, quick self-learner, highly self-motivated with a strong sense of product ownership, and creative problem solver.Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building scalable backend systems and APIs.Growth mindset and self-starter attitude; adept at identifying new opportunities and driving their implementation from conception to deployment without extensive guidance.Ability to lead independent research to solve complex technical problems.Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast-moving, distributed team environment.

Benefits

An attractive total compensation packageEmployer-sponsored health insurance (medical, dental, vision)Free One Medical membership and access to TalkSpace401k + 4% matchFlexible paid time off

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