Spade takes messy transaction data and turns it into structured, verified records — with AI agents that help you use it everywhere it matters. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
About the role
As a Backend Engineer at Spade, you'll own the APIs and data systems that sit at the heart of our enrichment platform. You'll work across the full backend stack — from the developer-facing APIs our customers depend on, to the data pipelines and platform services that power our data science team. This is a high-ownership role on a small team, where your decisions directly shape the performance and reliability of products processing billions of transactions.
What they're looking for
- 4+ years of experience building and scaling backend Python-based systems in fast-paced environments
- Proven capability with developing REST APIs and writing performant SQL
- Experience building using AWS infrastructure
- Experience building systems from scratch, making trade-offs, and executing autonomously in early-stage environments
- A customer-focused mindset, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering value to customers
- A collaborative mindset, the ability to be mentored, and a focus on your own growth trajectory
More about this role
Financial institutions process billions of transactions every day across cards, ACH, wires, and third party aggregators. But most of that data is difficult to use. Descriptions are inconsistent, merchant names don’t match, and categories vary by payment type.
Spade is a data and AI platform that turns messy transaction strings into structured, verified records — and gives teams the tools to act on it across authorization, attribution, analytics, and AI initiatives. Spade leads the market in terms of merchant coverage, matching accuracy, geolocation data, and speed of transaction enrichment. Customers such as, FIS, Bilt, Mercury, Stripe, alongside many other leaders in fintech and financial services, trust Spade's data to enable personalized rewards programs, accurate applied spending rules, precise analytics requests, and innovative AI-powered features.
Spade is a fast growing, Series B company backed by industry experts and top tier investors (including Oak HC/FT, a16z, Flourish Ventures, Y-Combinator, and Gradient Ventures). We’re a lean and execution-oriented hybrid team, passionate about building exceptional products for our growing customer base. We care deeply about...
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