Software Engineer Backend
Chicago-based fintech affiliate operating Strike Lending, which provides bitcoin-backed loans and revolving credit lines to eligible Strike users.
Funding history
Investors
About Zap Solutions Capital, Inc.
Zap Solutions Capital, Inc. operates the Strike Lending service (NMLS No. 2741098). Its current offering includes bitcoin-backed fixed-term loans and revolving lines of credit. Strike identifies the company as a fintech, not a bank; loans are issued by Strike Lending or Column N.A., depending on the applicant's state.
Skills
About the Role
You will build robust, scalable, and secure backend systems that orchestrate high-scale payment flows. You will design, implement, and maintain APIs; write efficient, modular libraries and abstractions; create internal tooling to improve developer productivity; identify and resolve performance issues; participate in code reviews; and communicate best practices with cross-functional partners. The role expects you to work effectively in remote settings across time zones.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of recent experience with C#
- Experience with .NET Core
- Experience with EF Core
- Self-driven and self-motivated
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently
- Passionate about programming
- Experience with xUnit, Moq, and testing frameworks
- Bitcoin experience
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineers and designers to develop and ship features
- Design, build, and maintain APIs
- Write efficient, modular, and reusable libraries and abstractions
- Design and build internal tooling to improve development efficiency
- Find and solve performance issues
- Participate in code reviews
- Communicate best practices to the team
Benefits
- Equity in a high-growth startup
- Health insurance premium contributions
- Dental insurance premium contributions
- Vision insurance premium contributions
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Cell phone and internet reimbursement
- Flexible PTO
- Sick leave
- Parental leave
- Access to a company 401k plan
