Who We Are

Bynd is redefining financial intelligence through advanced AI, transforming how leading investment banks, private equity firms, and equity researchers globally analyze and act upon critical information. Our founding team includes a Partner from Apollo ($750B AUM) and AI engineers from UIUC, IIT, and other top-tier institutions. Operating as both a research lab and a product company, we build cutting-edge retrieval systems and AI-driven workflow automation for knowledge-intensive financial tasks.

Role Overview

We’re hiring a senior backend engineer to design and build the systems that power Bynd’s AI-native financial intelligence platform. You’ll work closely with the founding team, product, and AI engineers to shape how financial data is processed, secured, and delivered to enterprise users. You’ll influence key technical decisions, own critical infrastructure, and help set the standard for engineering excellence at Bynd.

Responsibilities

Architect, build, and scale backend systems to support AI-driven financial workflows
Design APIs and data pipelines that meet enterprise-grade standards for performance, security, and reliability
Lead infrastructure decisions across data modeling, auth, deployments, and observability
Collaborate with AI and product teams to ship features that are robust, fast, and easy to maintain
Contribute to a strong engineering culture by upholding clean design, code quality, and knowledge sharing
Stay up to date with backend, cloud, and security best practices as we grow

Qualifications

Must-haves

3+ years of backend development experience with Node.js, Type Script, and modern frameworks (e.g., Nest JS)

Experience designing and implementing REST APIs

Experience with Redis, microservices, or event-driven systems

Strong grasp of relational and No SQL databases, especially Postgre SQL and Mongo DB
Familiarity with authentication and authorization systems (JWT, OAuth2, SSO)
Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments
Solid testing discipline (e.g., Jest, Super Test) and version control practices (Git)
Strong communication skills and a bias toward ownership and clarity

Preferred

Proven ability to build products from scratch (0 to 1 experience).
Familiarity with Swagger/Open API, Clean Architecture, CQRS, or DDD
Prior exposure to Azure, AWS, or GCP in production
Understanding of performance and cost tradeoffs in distributed systems
Interest in or experience with LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems

What We’re Looking For

We need someone with exceptional autonomy, curiosity, and drive. You identify challenges and proactively solve them without constant direction. You’re deeply passionate about AI and software engineering trends and thrive in environments that require creative problem-solving and critical thinking. Your ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to senior business leaders and external clients sets you apart.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and meaningful equity
Direct product influence with global financial institutions as your customers
Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of generative AI research and application
Collaborative, ambitious, and supportive team environment

Software Engineer, Backend

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