Backend Engineer - NodeJS (Web3 Greenfield Project)

About Reap

Reap is a global financial technology company headquartered in Hong Kong with employees across multiple countries. We enable financial connectivity and access for businesses worldwide by combining traditional finance with stablecoins for efficient money movement.

Through our stablecoin-powered corporate cards, payments, and expense management tools, we streamline financial operations and help businesses scale. Our APIs enable businesses to integrate stablecoin-enabled finance into their own products and services—from issuing Visa cards to facilitating cross-border payments.

Backed by leading investors including Index Ventures and HashKey Capital, Reap is building the future of borderless, stablecoin-enabled finance.

The Role

We're looking for a

Backend Engineer

with deep

Node.js

and

TypeScript

experience to architect and scale systems that support a global user base. You'll own the core backend logic, APIs, and integrations that power the platform.

You'll play a key role in shaping a new financial product that blends

Web2 reliability

with

Web3 innovation

, bringing stablecoin‑enabled credit cards and intelligent financial tools to a global audience.

You'll work directly with the founder on a small,

high‑ownership team

that moves fast, cares about craft, and enjoys solving complex problems together.

What You’ll Do

Design and implement backend systems and APIs using

Node.js

and

TypeScript

.

Own

architecture

,

reliability

, and

performance

of backend services.

Work closely with frontend engineers to deliver robust end‑to‑end features.

Optimize systems for

scalability

,

maintainability

, and

security

.

Move fast — ship, iterate, and improve continuously.

What We’re Looking For

5–8 years

of backend engineering experience.

Strong expertise in

Node.js

,

TypeScript

, and

REST API

design.

Deep understanding of

databases

,

caching

, and

system design

.

High sense of

ownership

and

initiative

— you build, test, and deploy confidently.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (

AWS

,

GCP

) and

CI/CD pipelines

.

Interest in

AI

,

automation

, or scalable data systems.

Experience in

startup

or lean engineering environments.

Our Stack

Frontend:

React Native (Expo) app styled with Tailwind CSS and built on the Gluestack UI component library

Data Layer:

TanStack Query for efficient data fetching and client-side state management via REST APIs

Backend:

Serverless Node.js architecture using NestJS for API services and asynchronous job handling on AWS Lambda

Database:

PostgreSQL as the primary relational datastore

Infrastructure:

Fully deployed and managed on AWS with Terraform for infrastructure as code

Tooling:

Modern developer stack including GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear, and Graphite

Why Join Us

Work directly with the founder — shape key architecture and engineering decisions.

No process overhead — just build and ship with

speed

and

quality

.

Join a

high‑trust

,

outcome‑driven

engineering culture.

Fully remote

, flexible work built on

ownership

and

autonomy

.

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