Senior/lead Engineer, Platform

Alloy

New York City, NY, US
Base: $198,000 to $250,000; bonus/equity: eligible...
On-site
10+ years production software engineering experience
Node.js typescript backend development
Postgresql database design and optimization
Alloy helps financial institutions solve identity risk problems by enabling them to outpace fraud and confidently serve more people globally

Job Summary

  • Alloy helps financial institutions solve identity risk problems by enabling them to outpace fraud and confidently serve more people globally.
  • Engineers own features end-to-end from database design through API endpoints and collaborate closely with SRE on production health.
  • The role offers a competitive salary range of $198,000 to $250,000 plus equity awards and comprehensive benefits including unlimited PTO.

Matching Summary

Alloy helps financial institutions solve identity risk problems by enabling them to outpace fraud and confidently serve more people globally.

Salary

Base: $198,000 to $250,000; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for stock options (ISOs); Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k match, parental leave, learning stipend

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years production software engineering experience
  • Node.js TypeScript backend development
  • PostgreSQL database design and optimization
  • Cloud infrastructure scalability and reliability
  • Observability and incident response ownership

Nice-to-have

  • High-throughput data pipeline design
  • Event-driven system architecture
  • Blameless post-mortem culture participation
  • Third-party integration tightening
  • Reducing engineering toil initiatives

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of production software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in relational databases and query optimization
  • Comfortable designing systems in public cloud environments

Work Rights

Must be local to Greater NYC area

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