Backend Engineer
Rain, New York, NY
- Pay
- $170K–$240K / year
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Not stated
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- Jan 15, 2026
About the role
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Rain is the global stablecoin payments platform for enterprises, neobanks, platforms, developers, and AI agents. Our technology allows partners to move, store, and use stablecoins instantly and compliantly through global payment cards, rewards, on/offramps, wallets, and cross-border rails. As both a Visa and Mastercard Principal Member, Rain issues cards that work at more than 175 million merchant locations in over 220 countries and territories. Built natively for stablecoins and trusted by more than 100 organizations worldwide, Rain delivers secure, scalable infrastructure that makes money move freely and instantly around the world.
You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company backed by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS. In January 2026, we closed a $250M Series C led by ICONIQ, valuing Rain at $1.95B, with Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer Venture Partners, Galaxy Ventures, FirstMark, Lightspeed, Norwest, and Endeavor Catalyst also participating. If you're curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we'd love to talk.
OUR ETHOS
We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Be a critical part of the technical and product roadmap
- Contribute to our backend and integrate a variety of third-party services
- Scale our infrastructure to millions of end users globally
- Rapidly ship new capabilities to our customers
- Help drive the architectural decisions of a rapidly evolving product
- Interact with smart contracts across multiple chains
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Experience with NodeJS and other backend technologies
- A builder mentality, someone who experiments with side projects
- This position is for folks with 2-10+ years of experience, compensation will be based on experience
NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT MANDATORY
- Fintech experience (neobank or card issuing experience gets extra brownie points)
- Experience with smart contracts and blockchains
THINGS THAT ENABLE A FULFILLING, HEALTHY, AND HAPPY EXPERIENCE AT RAIN:
Unlimited time off 🌴 Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.
Flexible working ☕ We support a flexible workplace – work from home, come into an office, or both. We want everyone to work in an environment where they're their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers receive a stipend to set up a comfortable home workspace.
Easy to access benefits 🧠 For US Rainmakers, we cover 95% of your health, dental, and vision plan costs and 90% for your dependents, plus a 100% company-subsidized life insurance plan.
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