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Senior/Staff Software Engineer, MaxConnect (API Scraping & Reverse Engineering)

Reposted 5 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
140K-200K Annually
Mid level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
140K-200K Annually
Mid level
The role involves reverse-engineering financial applications, building scraping systems, implementing security protocols, and maintaining connectors to optimize financial technology services.
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About Us

MaxRewards is an early-stage technology startup building the financial optimization layer for consumers and small businesses. Our rapidly growing platform helps 700K+ members effortlessly manage their credit cards, unlock hidden offers, and strategically maximize their rewards—all in one seamless experience.

The Role

We're seeking a Staff or Senior Software Engineer to join the MaxConnect team. Reporting directly to the CTO, you'll build and maintain our proprietary financial connectivity infrastructure that powers our entire platform.

Technical Challenges You'll Solve
  • Reverse-engineer financial institution authentication and data access patterns

  • Build resilient scraping systems that adapt to predictable changes

  • Implement advanced cryptography and fingerprinting techniques

  • Develop intelligent proxy rotation and anti-detection systems

  • Identify innovative solutions to bypass technical blocks of automation attempts

Key Responsibilities
  • Reverse-engineer financial institution websites and mobile applications

  • Create and maintain proprietary connectors using API-scraping, screen-less scraping, and other advanced techniques

  • Implement security best practices throughout the data pipeline

  • Participate in code reviews and maintain engineering documentation

  • Stay current with the latest security, reverse engineering, and scraping technologies

Required Qualifications
  • 2-4+ years of experience with cryptography, fingerprinting, and proxy management

  • 2-4+ years of experience reverse-engineering applications and building web scrapers

  • 2-4+ years of experience with Node.js and deploying applications on AWS

  • Strong understanding of modern JavaScript and TypeScript

  • Deep knowledge of building secure applications and handling sensitive data

  • Experience with anti-bot detection systems and browser automation tools

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with React Native and MongoDB

  • Knowledge of financial APIs and banking protocols

  • Background in cybersecurity or early-stage fintech

Key Attributes for Success
  • Self-starter: Take initiative and drive projects independently

  • Creative: Think outside the box and experiment with new approaches

  • Security-conscious: Naturally incorporate security best practices

  • Fast learner: Quickly pick up and apply new technologies

  • Strong bias toward action: Balance quality with shipping and iterating

What We Offer
  • Competitive salary: $140K–$200K base + 0.1%–0.5% equity

  • Excellent benefits: Up to 100% employer-paid health/dental/vision insurance

  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 6% after 1 year of employment

  • Opportunity to shape a high-growth startup as an early employee

  • Direct impact on millions of users' financial outcomes

If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges in financial connectivity and excited about building critical infrastructure at scale, we'd love to hear from you!

Top Skills

AWS
Cryptography
Fingerprinting
JavaScript
MongoDB
Node.js
Proxy Management
React Native
Typescript

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