Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Backend Software Engineer, Fintech

at ProducePay

🏢 About ProducePay

ProducePay is revolutionizing the fresh produce supply chain by creating transparent, trust-driven financial transactions that support sustainability. Unlike traditional fintech companies, they focus specifically on agricultural finance, offering a unique opportunity to build technology that directly impacts food systems and farmer livelihoods.

About This Role

This Senior Backend Software Engineer role involves architecting and building core financial platform services for produce transactions, requiring ownership of high-impact features in a production environment. You'll ensure the reliability and scalability of systems handling critical financial operations while mentoring other engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves collaborating on architecture decisions for new financial features, writing and reviewing production code for transaction systems, and potentially responding to system incidents during on-call rotations. You'll spend time mentoring engineers through pair programming sessions while ensuring the reliability of critical financial platforms handling produce transactions.

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🎯 Who ProducePay Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years of production backend experience with specific expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Postgres, and AWS Serverless technologies
  • Has directly designed and supported complex financial transaction systems within FinTech, banking, or payments environments
  • Demonstrates experience driving technical direction and architecture decisions for scalable, reliable systems
  • Shows evidence of mentoring engineers through rigorous code reviews and knowledge sharing practices

📝 Tips for Applying to ProducePay

1

Highlight specific experience with financial transaction systems in your resume, quantifying impact on reliability or scalability metrics

2

Prepare concrete examples of how you've used Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Postgres, and AWS Serverless together in production environments

3

Research ProducePay's specific financial products for the produce supply chain and mention how your experience aligns with their unique challenges

4

Demonstrate your on-call and incident response experience with financial systems, including how you've maintained stability during critical incidents

5

Showcase your mentoring experience with specific examples of how you've improved team capabilities through code reviews or pair programming

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience with financial transaction systems and how it applies to produce supply chain finance', 'Specific examples of driving technical direction and architecture for scalable backend systems', 'Experience with their exact tech stack (Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Postgres, AWS Serverless)', 'Your approach to mentoring engineers and fostering learning culture through code reviews']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → ProducePay's specific financial products and how they serve the fresh produce supply chain
  • → The company's sustainability mission and how technology supports transparent transactions
  • → Recent news about ProducePay's growth, funding, or product launches
  • → Challenges in agricultural finance and produce supply chain operations

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Designing and scaling financial transaction systems for reliability and compliance
2 Architecture decisions for AWS Serverless implementations in production environments
3 Incident response and on-call experiences with critical financial systems
4 Mentoring approaches and code review practices for production-quality code
5 Specific challenges in agricultural finance versus traditional fintech
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic backend experience without specific financial transaction system examples
  • Listing Node.js/TypeScript experience without demonstrating GraphQL, Postgres, and AWS Serverless integration
  • Failing to show experience with production on-call rotations and incident response for critical systems

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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