CY, GE + 6 moreAbout Truv
Truv is transforming the financial data industry with a secure and real-time API platform for payroll account access. Our technology streamlines income and employment verification, direct deposit switching, and more—eliminating outdated processes and unlocking greater financial opportunities. Backed by $30M from top investors like Kleiner Perkins and NYCA, we’re disrupting a $2B legacy market with cutting-edge innovation and a customer-first approach. Our leadership team brings expertise from industry giants like Apple, Carta, Venmo, MX, and Okta, driving the future of financial data access.
What you’ll do
- Driving architecture decisions for backend systems with a focus on scalability, performance, and security.
- Designing and developing robust RESTful APIs for services such as employment and income verification, direct deposit switching, and financial data processing.
- Introducing and advocating for engineering best practices (e.g., testing strategy, documentation standards, observability, CI/CD).
- Taking ownership of projects from ideation to delivery, working cross-functionally with Product and DevOps teams.
- Building secure authentication systems, including JWT, OAuth, and API key management.
- Maintaining high-performance backend systems with Celery, PostgreSQL, Redis, Clickhouse, k8s, and other tools.
Who You Are
- 5+ years building production-grade REST APIs using Django REST Framework with demonstrated experience in financial or sensitive data environments
- Proven experience designing backend architecture for scalable, secure, and high-availability applications.
- Strong understanding of API security patterns, rate limiting, authentication middleware, and data encryption for PII/financial information
- Experience mentoring other engineers, driving code quality initiatives, and leading technical discussions.
- Experience with PostgreSQL optimization, task queues, and caching for high-performance API responses
- Proficient in managing API lifecycle: versioning, deprecations, and smooth transitions for clients.
- Passionate about clean code, automated testing, and maintainable systems.
Preferred skills
- Experience with financial data APIs (employment verification, income verification, bank account linking)
- Background in Django, DRF, Celery, and PostgreSQL development
- Understanding of compliance requirements (SOX, data privacy) in API design
- Exposure to modern infrastructure and tooling: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring (New Relic, Sentry), and static analysis tools (mypy, linters, feature flags)
Benefits
- Fully remote
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Flexible time off
- Work with cutting-edge technology and innovative customers
- Opportunity to shape the future of financial data access
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.
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