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Yendo · 1 day ago

Senior Backend Engineer

Yendo is a Series A startup focused on democratizing access to affordable credit. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will collaborate with a small team to build and improve the product, enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer LendingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTech
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Responsibilities

Help with raising the bar! We strive to improve our customer experience, our hiring standards, and our engineering practices. As part of a small team, you can meaningfully contribute across all of these fronts
Desire to work collaboratively. Engineers participate in the product development cycle from start to finish. We operate on the principle that the best products include input from our users and our engineering, product, and design teams
Resiliency. We are not a “me too” product. This requires experimentation and grit to find solutions for our customers’ problems

Qualification

GoTypeScriptJavaPythonRubyPostgresRedisAWSFintech experiencePayments experienceCard networks experienceBanking experienceStartup experienceResiliencyPassion for financial inclusionCollaborationSelf-starter

Required

5+ years of experience with backend or full stack solutions (e.g., Go (Preferred), TypeScript, Java, Python, or Ruby)
Enjoy thinking about systems — their life cycles, edge cases, interactions, and failure modes
Self-starter and able to work independently
Passionate about financial inclusion and mobility

Preferred

Prefer experience with Postgres, Redis, and AWS, but not required
Experience in fintech, payments, processing, card networks, banking, or early stage startup is helpful, but not required

Benefits

Equity
Insurance
401K
Unlimited PTO

Company

Yendo

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Yendo issues credit cards secured by customer vehicle equity for lending.

H1B Sponsorship

Yendo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$307.5M
Key Investors
i80 GroupFPV Ventures
2025-10-09Series B· $50M
2024-05-16Series Unknown· $15M
2024-05-16Debt Financing· $150M

Leadership Team

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George Utkov
Co-founder - Product & Design
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Daniel Ashy
Chief Technology Officer
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