8 months ago
Base Salary
$170k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on the technical vision and build products customers value.
- Develop and maintain low-latency, massively scalable developer-facing APIs and a robust data platform for the data science team.
- Design and implement systems that support product and company growth.
- Debug production issues across all levels of the backend stack.
- Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver value.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience building and scaling Python-based backend systems in fast-paced environments.
- Experience developing REST APIs and writing performant SQL.
- Experience building with AWS infrastructure.
- Ability to build systems from scratch, make trade-offs, and execute autonomously in an early-stage environment.
- Strong customer focus, problem-solving ability, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
- Collaborative mindset, openness to mentorship, and focus on professional growth.
- Based in NYC with the ability to work from the Flatiron office at least 2 days per week.
- Proficiency in Django is preferred.
- Familiarity with PySpark, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Hex is preferred.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure tools such as AWS CDK is preferred.
- Experience with transaction, merchant, or location data is preferred.
- Experience or interest in fintech or data products is preferred.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity with early exercise flexibility and an extended post-termination exercise period.
- 100% paid medical, mental health, dental, and vision premium option plus One Medical membership for US-based employees.
- 401(k) plan.
- 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Hybrid, dog-friendly NYC headquarters with remote opportunities for certain US and Canada roles.
- Work-from-home stipend, company-paid lunches, and Citibike membership.
About Spade
Spade builds transaction data enrichment APIs and a data/AI platform that converts raw payment strings into structured merchant, category, and location records for banks, fintechs, and card issuers. It sells developer APIs and data services used for authorization, analytics, fraud/risk, and rewards personalization; notable customers include Stripe, Mercury, Bilt, and FIS. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, the company is privately held.