Senior Backend Software Engineer, Astra

Salary not provided

SQL

Python

Django

Flask

BigQuery

JSON

DynamoDB

Senior level

Remote from US

Money movement automation platform

Job no longer available

Money movement automation platform

21-100 employees

FintechB2BPaymentsSaaSAPIAutomation

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

SQL

Python

Django

Flask

BigQuery

JSON

DynamoDB

Senior level

Remote from US

21-100 employees

FintechB2BPaymentsSaaSAPIAutomation

Company mission

Astra's mission is to power the next-generation of fintech products and services, by enabling its clients to offer seamless, automated bank transfers between their customers’ networks of accounts.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Python experience - Flask/Django/FastAPI
APIs - Authentication, REST, JSON, OAuth
Databases - Google Datastore, Google BigQuery, DynamoDB, or similar
Queues - Google Cloud Tasks, Amazon SQS, or similar
Experience writing and maintaining test suites
5+ years of backend engineering experience

Desirable

Experience with Google Cloud Platform
DevOps - CI/CD, maintaining cloud infrastructures
Familiarity with financial/payments technology and money movement concepts

What the job involves

Design, build, and maintain an API consumed by our customers and internal apps
Design, build, and maintain NoSQL and SQL databases
Build and maintain important third-party integrations, including bank connectivity and payments execution
Enhance our DevOps stack and workflows
Enhance and maintain Google Cloud infrastructure
Collaborate with our frontend engineers to optimize frontend/backend efficiency
Debug production issues with our integrations and platform success teams
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Be expected to balance immediate business impact with scalability and/or long-term considerations

Our take

Astra is a provider of automated transfer technology solutions for financial institutions, fintech startups, and enterprises. Its instant payments API enables users to process real-time transfers between bank accounts and cards, all from one simple integration, powering capabilities such as automated balance refills, P2P and instant debit card transfers, and much more.

Astra is used to power a range of financial products including Fold, a bitcoin rewards card, and digital wealth management app unifimoney. With the platform, developers can build fast transfer functionality into new or existing apps in a matter of days, enabling them to better serve their customers with smoother onboarding and a quicker money movement experience.

The company has seen significant funding that will support its rapid expansion, with a particular focus on engineering and compliance. It also intends to extend its payment solutions to sizeable enterprises, as well as expanding its embedded payment capabilities with other fintech infrastructure providers.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Oct 2022

$10m

SERIES A

Jun 2021

$2m

SEED

Total funding: $15m

Company benefits

Remote options
Intensely collaborative and creative environment
Opportunity for professional growth

Company HQ

Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA

Leadership

Gil Akos

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously co-founded Mode Lab, where they were Director or Technology then Executive Chairman. Former Fellow at On Deck.

Sam Morgan

(Co-Founder & COO)

Spent 3 years at Arconic, in roles including R&D Innovation Manager. Was also an Aerospace Marketing Expert and Business Development Specialist at Alcoa.

Zach Nolan

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Has worked as Lead Engineer at Stardust Entertainment, and as Senior Software Engineer at Lamps Plus. Was also a Founding Partner at Onyx.

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