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We are building a category-defining company, and we’re looking for people who want to do the most meaningful work of their careers.\nIf you want comfort, this isn’t the place.\nIf you want impact, ownership, and the chance to help build a generational fintech company, welcome.\nNitra was created by unicorn founders who have successfully scaled to thousands of customers and exited $1B+ public offerings. They are joined by an ambitious and experienced team from American Express, Citi, PayPal, Capsule, Plaid, Bloomberg, Meta, Facebook, and Mastercard. The team is backed by some of the world’s leading VCs (Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, etc.) and is supported by an expert group of advisors including the cofounders of Square and Xendit, executives from Intuit, former Governors, White House senior staffers, and a co-founder of CityMD.\nNitra maintains a hybrid work policy, with team members working from the office four days per week and Wednesdays designated as a work-from-home day..\nWe're looking for:\nA Senior Backend Engineer to help build Nitra Business Banking from the ground up. Nitra already helps healthcare practices manage corporate cards, expenses, BillPay, and accounting. You'll build the backend infrastructure that enables practices to manage their money directly through Nitra, from business deposit accounts and payments to transaction processing and ledger integrity. 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