Staff Backend Engineer (Automation + Systems)

Heard

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$180,000–$230,000/year

Benefits

Job Description

Backend Engineering:

  • Requires 7–10+ years of backend engineering experience, preferably in the fintech space.
  • Needs fluency in modern backend stacks (ML/LLM experience a major bonus).
  • Should set technical standards for backend systems that prioritize correctness and leverage.

Automation and Systems:

  • Design and build automation systems for reconciliation, categorization, and close.
  • Improve general ledger (GL) correctness and double-entry accounting workflows.
  • Build lifecycle orchestration that moves customers forward without human intervention.

Responsibilities:

  • Improve general ledger (GL) correctness and double-entry accounting workflows.
  • Own reliability and failure modes for high-volume financial data pipelines.
  • Partner with ML and data experts to productionize supervised models and LLM-assisted workflows.

About Heard

Heard is the financial operating system for independent health and wellness providers.

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