About Truv
Truv is transforming the financial data industry with a secure and real-time API platform for payroll account access. Our technology streamlines income and employment verification, direct deposit switching, and more—eliminating outdated processes and unlocking greater financial opportunities. Backed by $30M from top investors like Kleiner Perkins and NYCA, we’re disrupting a $2B legacy market with cutting-edge innovation and a customer-first approach. Our leadership team brings expertise from industry giants like Apple, Carta, Venmo, MX, and Okta, driving the future of financial data access.
What you’ll do:
- Design and develop comprehensive RESTful APIs for employment verification, income verification, and financial data processing services.
- Build robust authentication systems, including JWT tokens, OAuth integrations, and API key management for external client access.
- Create and maintain API documentation using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, ensuring clear integration guides for developer partners.
- Implement scalable endpoint architecture supporting high-volume data processing for banks, lenders, and fintech applications.
- Develop webhook systems and callback handlers for real-time event notifications to client applications.
Who You Are:
- 5+ years building production-grade REST APIs using Django REST Framework with demonstrated experience in financial or sensitive data environments.
- Strong understanding of API security patterns, rate limiting, authentication middleware, and data encryption for PII/financial information.
- Experience with PostgreSQL optimization, Celery task queues, and Redis caching for high-performance API responses.
- Proficiency in API versioning strategies, backward compatibility, and managing breaking changes across client integrations.
- Knowledge of OpenAPI documentation standards and automated testing frameworks for API validation.
Preferred skills:
- Experience with financial data APIs (employment verification, income verification, bank account linking).
- Background in Django middleware development and custom authentication backends.
- Understanding of compliance requirements (SOX, data privacy) in API design.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (New Relic, DataDog) for API performance tracking.
Benefits:
- Fully remote
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Flexible time off
- Work with cutting-edge technology and innovative customers
- Opportunity to shape the future of financial data access
