{"id":686121,"url":"https://alion.io/job/bridgit-senior-backend-engineer","title":"Senior Backend Engineer","company":{"id":669011,"name":"Bridgit","domain":"bridgit.com.au","url":"https://alion.io/company/bridgit-3","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Teamtailor","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"inferred_city","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":["Cebu City, Philippines"],"countries":["PH"],"hiring_countries":["PH"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":18000,"max_usd":47000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":4445},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Amazon ECS","optional":false},{"name":"Amazon S3","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"AWS Lambda","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Node JS","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true},{"name":"Nest.JS","optional":true},{"name":"Sequelize","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-24T07:14:51Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-27T08:49:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":34,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":34},"description":"About Us \nBridgit is a leading non-bank lender transforming the way Australians access property equity. Purpose-built to make property transactions faster and easier, we pioneered the Buy Now, Sell Later solution - empowering homeowners to unlock their property equity and move on their terms. With a simple digital application, fast approvals, and flexible loan options, we’re making property finance seamless and stress-free.\nWe’re now five years old and making huge strides. We have accredited over three-quarters of Australia’s broker network, and launched white label solutions with Australia’s largest aggregators - Connective, Aussie Home Loans, Finsure, and Loan Market Group - and we’re just getting started.\nOur momentum has been recognised with awards such as Best Growth Story at the 2025 Fintech Awards, 2025 Finder People’s Choice Award for Lending Innovation, the finalist for Excellence in Lending (Business & Consumer) at the 2025 Finnies, Deloitte's tech fast 50 2025 and finally; being recognised as one of LinkedIn’s top 20 Start Up’s in Australia 2025.\nThe difference you’ll make\nAt Bridgit, our backend engineers are empowered to take full ownership of their solutions-from initial design and technical scoping through to coding, deployment, testing, and documentation. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of our products by influencing system architecture and helping to define technical requirements for new features.\nOur tech stack includes Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS for building secure, maintainable RESTful APIs, and we rely on PostgreSQL with Sequelize for robust, scalable data storage. If you're excited by the idea of building high-impact systems that are clean, secure, and well-documented, we want to hear from you.\nWe value clear communication and collaboration across teams-engineering, product, and operations-so you'll be expected to share progress, flag blockers, and help prioritize work in a transparent and productive way. We're looking for engineers who are not only passionate about their craft but also thrive in a team-first environment: driven, respectful, and focused on delivering real results. You'll play a key role in shaping our development and deployment processes, ensuring we're building both smart and sustainably as we grow.\nWhat you’ll do:\nBackend Engineering Ownership\nDay to day management of everything Bridgit’s backend.\n\nProvide guidance and hands-on solutions to the engineering landscape.\n\nApply proven backend know-how and lean into new AI tools as we grow.\n\nInfrastructure Management\nSpearhead best in class AWS Infrastructure management.\n\nOwn the CDK Infrastructure scripting.\n\nLead new Infra/Security initiatives.\n\nLead and grow the function\nScale-Up environment where you can really be the difference.\n\nCollaborate with our onshore and offshore team in PH.\n\nRunning in continuous deployment, we move at hyper-pace.\n\nWhat we're looking for:\n5 years + working as a backend developer.\n\n2 years + experience with Node.js.\n\nCommercial experience with Node.JS, TypeScript and AWS Infrastructure.\n\nPositive attitude to the day to day with good interpersonal skills.\n\nAttention to detail in documentation and ticket descriptions.\n\nExperience with PostgreSQL.\n\nExperience with AWS S3, RDS, ECS and Lambda.\n\nOutstanding communication skills.\n\nOur Culture and Benefits\nBridgit values its team, they are the heart of how we build this business. Along with competitive remuneration, slick offices and the chance to be part of an innovative, agile fintech, we also offer:\nExtra Leave - We offer birthday leave + an additional day of paid leave to be used for life events, celebrations, or just a mental health reset.\n\nTwo Weeks from Anywhere - We encourage employees to work remotely from a location of their choice for two weeks each year.\n\nLearning and Development - All employees are encouraged and empowered to engage in professional development, including a number of learning initiatives run internally.\n\nSocial Events - We have a jam-packed social scene, with events throughout the year to bring the team together!\n\nReady to Make an Impact?\nIf you’re excited about reshaping the lending industry and want to be part of a company that values authenticity and innovation, we’d love to chat. 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