In general, your responsibilities in this role would include:

• Deeply understand our customer needs and design systems to solve them
• Build, scale, and evolve the data models, services, and systems that power our APIs
• Design and ship impactful new functionality in our products, especially focused on our internal and customer-facing back-end APIs
• Maintain and improve our Python-based microservice stack
• Create and improve tooling, processes, and engineering standards across the team
• Mentor engineers and help the team grow

What qualifications are we looking for?

• 5+ years of experience building and maintaining full-stack applications, specifically with data modeling, application logic, and API design
• Prior experience working at an early-stage startup or small tech company
• Expertise with modern back-end languages/frameworks (e.g. FastAPI, Django, Rails, Gin)
• Expertise with modern frontend web frameworks (React, Vue, etc.)
• Played key implementation roles in projects with multiple teams and engineers
• Excited by working closely with customers
• Responsibly uses AI on top of fundamental skills, doesn’t replace them
• Maintains a high bar for technical quality and continues to level up

At Pinwheel, total compensation is made up of salary + equity + benefits. 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. When creating an offer, we consider interview performance, candidate experience, external market competitiveness, and internal equity in thoughtfully assessing compensation. The expected cash salary range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000 base.

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.

Be a cultural builder - You will have an active hand in molding the company culture and being a part of the entrepreneurial journey.

Build something revolutionary - Help build the products on the bleeding edge of financial services!

Benefits included:

• 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
• Mentorship opportunities
• Free Citibike membership
• Pet friendly offices and Zoom spaces

Diversity & Inclusion at Pinwheel

At Pinwheel, we are committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive. We believe that having people across different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives enables us not only to build the best financial products, but to help us realize the best versions of ourselves. Pinwheel is an equal opportunity employer, and we aim to be an open and supportive place to work.