Pinwheel
Sr. Backend Engineer, Infrastructure team
New York, NY · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 13 hours ago
PythonGoExpressGitAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformHelmCI/CDGitHub ActionsCircleCIPrometheusGrafanaDatadogDevOpsPlatform EngineeringComplianceRecruitingProblem SolvingMentoringArgo CD
About the role
- If you're excited by the idea of having your work touch and impact the lives of hundreds of millions of consumers, Pinwheel is the place for you.
- Pinwheel has raised $77M from top-tier investors such as Coatue, Notable, First Round, Upfront, Primary, American Express, Franklin Templeton, Indeed, Semper Virens and more.
- You'll work closely with product and engineering teams to enable fast, reliable delivery while designing systems that are secure, scalable, and built for the future.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of backend software engineering experience
- 2+ years of platform, infrastructure, or DevOps experience
- Strong experience with Python and/or Go
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud-native architectures
- Experience running containerized workloads, especially in Kubernetes
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Helm
- Experience with CI/CD systems and modern delivery practices (GitOps, CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
- Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Strong understanding of building reliable, scalable, high-performance systems
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and work independently in unfamiliar systems
Nice to have
- Experience with PKI, encryption, mTLS, or security-focused infrastructure
- Familiarity with GitOps tools like Flux or ArgoCD
- Experience integrating AI tooling (e.g., MCP servers) into production environments
- Exposure to compliance-focused systems (PCI, SOC 2, ISO, etc.)
- We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they can bring to the organization in delivering outsized results.
- The talent market is competitive, and maintaining our ability to recruit and retain the best team possible is a top priority for Pinwheel.
- Why join Pinwheel?
- Best time to join - Our company is small but well-funded, meaning you are joining at a time where you can impact and shape the company.
Compensation
- At Pinwheel, total compensation is made up of salary + equity + benefits.
Benefits
- Great compensation & equity packages
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Life & short-term disability insurance
- Flexible PTO policy that prioritizes recharge and balance
- Paid parental leave
- 401K for retirement planning
Visa & Work Authorization
- We're building the next generation of financial products alongside some of the biggest names in the market including Robinhood, DoorDash, Chime, Cash App, Credit Karma, American Express, Discover, Intuit, Acorns, Visa and more.
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