About Finch
We are on a mission to empower innovators to access the global employment ecosystem and connect the world's employers under a single API. To do this, we're looking for individuals who think about problems holistically and in-depth, who are relentlessly curious, self-starters, and determined to drive ideas from inception through to completion.
Finch is a Series B company backed by a fantastic set of firms, angels, and our developers including General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, Homebrew, BoxGroup, YCombinator, Charley (1st business hire at Plaid), Sima (ex-Head of Biz Dev at Plaid), Henrique + Pedro (co-CEOs at Brex), Jeff + Wayne (co-CEOs at Digits), Immad (CEO at Mercury), Sam (CEO at Vouch Insurance), Karim (CTO at Ramp), and more.
About Our Team
We're a team of problem solvers who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We value velocity, curiosity, empathy, and diverse perspectives. Everyone on the team is excited about the scope of the problems we address and the potential impact our work can have on the global workforce. We realize that the value we provide comes with great responsibilities, and therefore make security and privacy our highest priorities.
We come from a diverse set of backgrounds and each member brings different skills to the group. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and potential will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns.
The Role
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Integrations Engineering team. This team is responsible for maintaining and scaling our network of integrations across dozens of third-party systems. You’ll lead efforts to increase automation, reduce fragility, and ensure the Finch API delivers consistent, high-quality data, no matter what’s happening on the other end.
You’ll own critical parts of our integrations framework and infrastructure, mentor engineers on best practices for reliability and maintainability, and work cross-functionally to resolve integration issues quickly and proactively, build new integrations, and expand the capabilities of existing integrations.
Why Join Finch
You’ll be joining a team that sits at the heart of our platform and has direct impact on the reliability our customers depend on. You’ll help shape the future of how we scale integrations at Finch and play a critical role in improving how developers build with employment data.
What You'll DoLead design and implementation of systems that detect, prevent, and quickly recover from integration breakagesBuild tooling and frameworks to automate root cause analysis, diagnostics, and remediationDrive expansion of Finch’s provider network and data coverage, enabling support for new platforms and deeper integration with existing onesCollaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Support, Product, Customer Success) to triage and resolve customer-impacting issuesLead high-leverage engineering initiatives that strengthen integration reliability and reduce operational overhead across the organizationMentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers on the team, establishing best practices for integration resilience, observability, and incident responseAnalyze integration reliability data and work with leadership to improve error rates and response timesWe're Looking For Someone WhoHas 7+ years of backend engineering experience, with a strong track record of owning production systemsDeep experience working with APIs and backend technologies, including familiarity with REST and/or gRPCHas experience working with NodeJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, RedisHas experience with test automation frameworks like Puppeteer and Playwright.Has experience using Git in a professional environmentHas strong foundational knowledge of testing best practices and TDDHas a track record for identify and driving impactful technical improvements that enhance the resilience, maintainability, and scalability of third-party integrationsIs comfortable in high-friction high-pressure environments that require fast action in the face of customer impactHas strong debugging skills and thrives in ambiguous, complex issuesUnderstands how to balance short-term fixes and long-term improvements, prioritizing customer pain over everything elseHas a bias toward automation and self-healing systemsIs obsessed with excellence and with providing elegant customer experiencesCommunicates clearly and proactively with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersEnjoys mentoring and building up teammatesBonus PointsExperience with leveraging automation, such as harnessing the power of AI, to integrate systems with minimal effortBackground in fintech, HR tech, or any domain with complex third-party integrationsHas worked with distributed systems, queuing architectures, or high-throughput job processing pipelinesFinch is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.