Senior Back End Engineer

About Us

At Waltz, we’re reshaping how people abroad invest in US real estate. Our digital platform removes friction from financing and purchasing, making a process that usually takes months as simple as a few clicks. Backed by leading VCs and strategic angels from fintech, banking, and real estate, we’re scaling fast and need strong engineers to help us build the future of cross-border property investment.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives on solving complex scaling challenges in consumer-facing products. You’ll own critical parts of our backend : designing, building, and optimizing APIs, services, and data systems that power thousands of real estate transactions. Working closely with product, design, and frontend, you’ll influence architecture and shape how our platform evolves.

This is a remote position with a team spread globally.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and maintain backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and AWS.

Build scalable APIs and microservices that power our consumer-facing platform.

Ensure reliability in production through monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvements.

Drive engineering best practices (testing, CI / CD, code reviews, performance optimization).

Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and designers to deliver features that users love.

Requirements

8+ years of backend development experience, with a track record in B2C / consumer-scale systems.

Expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, cloud services (AWS preferred).

Solid knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch a plus).

Experience in CI / CD pipelines, deployment strategies, A / B testing.

Comfortable working in a distributed team, owning projects end-to-end.

Advantages

Background in fintech, proptech, or SaaS.

Passion for creating seamless consumer experiences.

Why Join Us?

High impact : Build core systems at the heart of our business.

Fast growth environment : Scale a category-creating product with top-tier backing.

Ownership : Have a voice in technical decisions and product direction.

Flexibility : Fully remote, with a collaborative global team.

Contact information for CV’s : cvs@getwaltz.com