” said no one, ever. Pinwheel is on a mission to change that. We believe banks and financial service providers represent the greatest opportunity to build 10x better experiences, especially in the AI age.

We’re building the next generation of financial products alongside some of the biggest names in the market including Robinhood, DoorDash, Chime, Cash App, Credit Karma, American Express, Discover, Intuit, Acorns, Visa and more. If you’re excited by the idea of having your work touch and impact the lives of hundreds of millions of consumers, Pinwheel is the place for you. If you get stoked about building products alongside the biggest brands in the world, Pinwheel is the place for you.

If you want to join a scrappy, hustling team that is obsessed with defining the future of financial services, Pinwheel is the place for you! Pinwheel has raised $77M from top-tier investors such as Coatue, Notable, First Round, Upfront, Primary, American Express, Franklin Templeton, Indeed, Semper Virens and more. Who are we looking for?

Pinwheel is looking for a combination Backend / Platform Engineer who thrives at the intersection of backend engineering, infrastructure, and developer enablement. This role owns the systems our engineering team depends on to build, deploy, and scale products; everything from Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines to observability and infrastructure-as-code (IaC). You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to enable fast, reliable delivery while designing systems that are secure, scalable, and built for the future.

What will you do?

Qualifications

are necessary?

Nice To Have

Experience with PKI, encryption, mTLS, or security-focused infrastructure Familiarity with GitOps tools like Flux or ArgoCD Experience integrating AI tooling (e.g., MCP servers) into production environments Exposure to compliance-focused systems (PCI, SOC 2, ISO, etc.) At Pinwheel, total

Compensation

is made up of salary + equity +

Benefits

. We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they can bring to the organization in delivering

Sr. Backend Engineer, Infrastructure team