About dub
Founded in 2021 in NYC, dub is building the first social investing marketplace by providing a simple way to share, reward, and invest alongside the best portfolios and minds in asset management. dub’s innovative copy-trading platform gives fund managers, financial experts, and regular investors a simple way to make their investment wisdom actionable for regular individuals and distribute it.
Backing
We've raised money from visionaries who support our mission. Our institutional investors include Tusk Ventures Partners and Slow Venture, and our angels consist of partners from Sequoia and A16Z and the current or former CEO/Founders of Uber, Airbnb, Robinhood, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and TIAA.
About the role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at dub, you’ll be instrumental in building and optimizing cloud-native backend services that power a high-performance platform handling millions of API calls. You’ll work with technologies like AWS, EKS, Postgres, DynamoDB, Kafka, SNS/SQS, and Lambdas to develop scalable, reliable systems. This role requires the ability to switch contexts quickly, balancing multiple priorities, and having the foresight to anticipate challenges and "see around corners" as the platform grows and scales. You will report directly to the VP of Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using C#, .NET Core, or equivalent languages in a cloud-native environment.
- Optimize and scale our platform to ensure performance, reliability, and high availability as user demand grows.
- Work with AWS services such as EKS, DynamoDB, Postgres, Lambdas, SNS/SQS, and Kafka to build and maintain a highly scalable infrastructure.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate services and ensure seamless data flow across millions of transactions.
- Quickly switch contexts and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining a forward-thinking approach to potential challenges.
- Take ownership of key platform components, working closely with team members and stakeholders to drive them from concept to production.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with expertise in C#, .NET Core, or equivalent languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go).
- Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with AWS cloud services and cloud-native development.
- Experience with database design and optimization (Postgres, DynamoDB preferred).
- Experience with message-driven architectures using Kafka and/or SNS/SQS.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to quickly adapt and "see around corners" when anticipating potential issues.
- Experience handling large-scale systems with millions of API calls and high traffic.
- Excellent communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to switch contexts seamlessly.
Nice to Haves
- Experience working in a fast-growing startup environment, particularly dealing with rapidly scaling financial systems.
- Familiarity with the challenges of scaling financial platforms in high-growth environments.
- Knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS) and event-driven architectures (Lambdas).
- Experienced in using observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or AWS CloudWatch to monitor, trace, and resolve issues in production environments under real load.
- Skilled in managing transactional and consistent data, ensuring data integrity and reliability in high-scale environments.
What we offer
- Competitive salary ranging from $150k-$180k, commensurate with experience and geography to include equity
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with partial coverage for dependents
- Time away, including company holidays and unlimited PTO
- Lively office environment with fully stocked snacks, coffee, espresso, and other perks
- A meritocratic philosophy that champions collaboration.
Job Notes
- This is a hybrid role and ask that you come to the NYC office 3 or more times a week.
- You must be authorized to work in the US (we do not provide visa sponsorship at this time)
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