Backend Engineer

About the Role Join 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 Do Own 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 For Required: 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 & Benefits Salary: €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. Location This role is on-site in Berlin, Germany . The team works together in person — no remote option is available at this time.