Backend Software Engineer

Harvard Square, Remote. Posted 17 months ago

The role

You will be a foundational member of the engineering team building a user-friendly app for homeowners. You will develop REST APIs, manage cloud infrastructure, and build features like bill payment systems and data pipelines.

What you will do

Developing and maintaining REST APIs using Django
Managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure
Overseeing CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Building a bill payment system for processing ACH and check payments
Building an AI-powered system for recording payments made outside of Castle environment
Building a data pipeline that transforms customer data into insights

Required qualifications

Expertise with Python and Django framework
Expertise in RESTful API design
Experience with distributed systems design
Strong experience with cloud infrastructure and related tools
Experience with CI/CD tools and practices
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Experience building and shipping production applications

Nice to have

Experience in consumer fintech preferred

About the company

Castle is the finance app that saves homeowners time and money. The company is building payments infrastructure to help people automate, consolidate, and reduce their spend.