Backend Engineer
Exiger · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States; McLean, Virginia, United States; Richmond, Virginia, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Exiger's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Exiger's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Exiger
- high 48 stale, 1 reposted of 48 open
- Hiring momentum
- 63 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Exiger's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Exiger.
About this role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Exiger, you will lead the technical direction of the DDIQ team, responsible for the core risk signals processing engine. Your role involves designing and building scalable web applications, overseeing architecture decisions, and ensuring the reliability of microservices. You will also mentor other engineers and manage the software development lifecycle, contributing to the overall performance and maintainability of the SaaS platform.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Exiger as an employer.
What you need
- 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Experience designing, building, and operating complex backend systems or data-intensive applications
- Demonstrated experience as a technical lead or senior engineer responsible for architecture and technical direction
- Strong system design instincts
- Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
- Experience with API-first SaaS systems
Nice to have
- Experience operating in an air-gapped FedRAMP or DoD I/L environment
What you get
- Discretionary Time Off with no maximum limits
- Industry leading health, vision, and dental benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Flexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office
- Wellness stipends and dedicated wellness programming
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Hybrid work model with 1-2 days in office per week
- Focus on mission-critical applications may imply high pressure and responsibility
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Listed by Exiger on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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