Senior Backend Engineer (New York) at MLabs

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Jan, 26

Salary

200000.0

Posted On

28 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Backend Development, Kotlin, Architecture, Product Collaboration, Code Quality, Financial Tools, AI-Powered Platforms, B2B SaaS, Revenue Operations, High Autonomy, Scalability, Performance, Team Collaboration, Inclusive Culture, Fast-Paced Environment, Workflow Automation

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Senior Backend Engineer Location: Hybrid in New York, NY Compensation: $130,000 - $200,000 (Base Salary) + Competitive Equity We are a rapidly growing, well-funded B2B SaaS company that is reinventing the Accounts Receivable category for scaling technology companies. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs and backed by major VCs, we are in hypergrowth mode, providing a modern, AI-powered platform to automate complex revenue workflows and billing. We are seeking a Mid/Senior Product Engineer with strong backend skills to build world-class financial tools and help shape our engineering culture. This is a high-impact, product-focused role where you will take on significant responsibility for building the foundation of our platform, directly influencing product direction and company success. In this role, you will: Financial Tool Development: Design, build, and ship robust financial tools for fast-scaling technology companies, focusing on the core billing, quote-to-cash, and revenue operations process. Architecture Ownership: Play an integral role in shaping our backend architecture for performance, reliability, and scalability to support our hypergrowth. Product Collaboration: Guide product direction and decisions by collaborating closely with data, product, and design teams. Code Quality & Stack: Write clean, high-performance code, primarily leveraging Kotlin, to create a world-class product experience. Culture Building: Help define and build our early engineering culture, contributing to an inclusive, high-performance environment where autonomy and ownership are key. Experience: 3 to 8 years of experience as a backend or full stack software engineer working on production products. Core Stack: Strong backend skills and proficiency in Kotlin (or equivalent experience with a strong statically-typed language and the eagerness to master Kotlin quickly). Architecture: Proven ability to contribute to and shape backend architecture, ensuring scalability and stability. Product Acumen: A product-minded approach with a commitment to delivering a world-class user experience. Ownership: A desire to operate with high autonomy and play a defining role in building a category-leading product. Environment: Excitement about working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment with high operating speed. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the FinTech, Payments, or Revenue Operations (RevOps) domain. Experience working on AI-powered platforms or complex B2B workflow automation. Impact: Opportunity to build a category-defining product in the B2B Accounts Receivable space, contributing to a company that has 10x'd in the last 10 months. Compensation: Competitive salary ($130,000 - $200,000) and competitive equity package. Team & Culture: Join a team with decades of experience from category-defining companies (e.g., Palantir, Wise, Plaid), where transparency and rapid career progression are core values. Work Policy: Hybrid work model, requiring 3 days a week in our New York City office (with encouragement for full office attendance if keen). Growth: High level of ownership and autonomy afforded to new joiners from week one. Location: Opportunity to work closely with a global team with offices in New York and London. Visa Support: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search. Commitment to Equality and Accessibility: At MLabs, we are committed to offer equal opportunities to all candidates. We ensure no discrimination, accessible job adverts, and providing information in accessible formats. Our goal is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for all. If you need any reasonable adjustments during any part of the hiring process or you would like to see the job-advert in an accessible format please let us know at the earliest opportunity by emailing human-resources@mlabs.city. MLabs Ltd collects and processes the personal information you provide such as your contact details, work history, resume, and other relevant data for recruitment purposes only. This information is managed securely in accordance with MLabs Ltd’s Privacy Policy and Information Security Policy, and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. Your data may be shared only with clients and trusted partners where necessary for recruitment purposes. You may request the deletion of your data or withdraw your consent at any time by contacting legal@mlabs.city.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship robust financial tools for fast-scaling technology companies while shaping the backend architecture for performance and scalability. Collaborate closely with product, data, and design teams to guide product direction and contribute to the engineering culture.