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We're building payments infrastructure for the largest consumer category in the U.S. — to help people automate, consolidate, and reduce their spend.\r\nIn this role you'll be a foundational and versatile member of our engineering team, focused on building a simpler, smarter, and more intuitive experience for homeowners. You'll collaborate closely with our Head of Engineering, Head of Design, and fellow engineers to bring to life a user-friendly app that clarifies complex home expense management and builds long-term trust with our customers. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about solving complex problems and shaping a powerful product experience at an early-stage, high-growth company.\r\nCore Responsibilities Include\r\nDeveloping and maintaining REST APIs using Django.\r\nManaging and optimizing our cloud infrastructure.\r\nOverseeing CI/CD pipelines, as well as monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.\r\nBuilding mission-critical features including:\r\nBill payment system for processing ACH and check payments;\r\nAI-powered system for recording payments made outside of Castle environment;\r\nData pipeline that transforms customer data into insights.\r\nWhat you'll need:\r\nExpertise with Python and Django framework.\r\nExpertise in RESTful API design.\r\nExperience with distributed systems design.\r\nStrong experience with cloud infrastructure and related tools\r\nExperience with CI/CD tools and practices.\r\nQualifications\r\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience).\r\nExperience building and shipping production applications.\r\nExperience in consumer fintech preferred.\r\nwww.getcastle.com\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Castle","rawCompany":"castle","city":"Cambridge","state":"KY","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-25T01:21:49.920Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Backend Software Engineer","description":"Castle is the finance app that saves homeowners time and money.\r\nHomeowners use Castle to pay for and track all of their home expenses in one place. 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This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about solving complex problems and shaping a powerful product experience at an early-stage, high-growth company.\r\nCore Responsibilities Include\r\nDeveloping and maintaining REST APIs using Django.\r\nManaging and optimizing our cloud infrastructure.\r\nOverseeing CI/CD pipelines, as well as monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.\r\nBuilding mission-critical features including:\r\nBill payment system for processing ACH and check payments;\r\nAI-powered system for recording payments made outside of Castle environment;\r\nData pipeline that transforms customer data into insights.\r\nWhat you'll need:\r\nExpertise with Python and Django framework.\r\nExpertise in RESTful API design.\r\nExperience with distributed systems design.\r\nStrong experience with cloud infrastructure and related tools\r\nExperience with CI/CD tools and practices.\r\nQualifications\r\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience).\r\nExperience building and shipping production applications.\r\nExperience in consumer fintech preferred.\r\nwww.getcastle.com\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-06-25T01:21:49.920Z","dateModified":"2026-06-25T01:21:49.920Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Castle","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Cambridge","addressRegion":"KY","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"3dc45acaf779d4a33ae9ec36"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3dc45acaf779d4a33ae9ec36"}}