Senior Backend Software Engineer, Step

Salary not provided

Kubernetes

Postgres

Kotlin

Terraform

Dagger

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Mobile banking that helps build credit

Open for applications

Mobile banking that helps build credit

201-500 employees

FintechB2CCryptocurrencyBankingInvestingFinancial ServicesMobile

Open for applications

Salary not provided

Kubernetes

Postgres

Kotlin

Terraform

Dagger

BigQuery

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

201-500 employees

FintechB2CCryptocurrencyBankingInvestingFinancial ServicesMobile

Company mission

To create a bank that gives users the tools to become smarter with their money and reward them along their financial journey.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6+ years of experience in backend development
Strong Computer Science fundamentals
Passion for software quality
Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable and reliable distributed systems

What the job involves

Step is looking for a Backend Software Engineer. As part of the team you’ll be at the forefront of developing new core banking features and helping us deliver our first product to the public
Own features throughout their life cycle, from inception to production
Improve existing and develop new Kotlin services
Prioritize maintainable code and test all the things
Work in a small, tight knit cross-functional team
See your contributions make a weekly impact to an evolving product
Some of the technologies we use: Kotlin, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, Dagger, Postgres, JOOQ, BigQuery, Kubernetes, Terraform

Our take

Thanks to an increasingly mobile-native and plugged-in younger demographic, fintechs have a new market to play for: teens and young adults. It’s led to fierce competition, but Step is one of the players leading the pack.

Step’s offering is a fee-free, interest-free visa card, with instant payments and easy account management that is optionally controlled by a parent (or sponsor). The idea is to offer a relatively low-risk sandbox in which young people can build up financial literacy along with a good credit score, whilst enjoying the benefits of digital banking.

Some savvy TikTok marketing by Step, along with flashy backing from celebrity investors, has helped it rapidly onboard over 3 million users and cultivate strong name-brand recognition. In 2026 it was acquired by MrBeast's company, a move which Step hopes will amplify its platform so that it can broaden its reach.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.3)

Trustpilot (4.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Apr 2021

$100m

SERIES C

Dec 2020

$50m

SERIES B

Total funding: $176.3m

Company benefits

Competitive Medical, Dental, Mental Health & Wellbeing benefits
12 weeks paid parental leave, baby bonus to support unexpected expenses and flexible return to work
401k Retirement Plan
Annual Professional Development Reimbursement Program
Flexible Work From Home and Time Off Policy
Stock Options

Company HQ

Ventura, Palo Alto, CA

Leadership

CJ MacDonald

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Originally worked in Senior Sales and Business Development roles at Synapse, LiveOps, and Luminate, the latter of which was acquired by Yahoo. Subsequently co-founded Gyft, ultimately acquired by First Data.

Alexey Kalinichenko

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Previously a Software Engineer at Microsoft and Google, before moving into a Senior Engineer role at Square. Left to serve as CTO for Token.

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