Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and highly available backend systems for payment processing.
Implement payment-related APIs and services, ensuring security, reliability, and accuracy at every step of the payment lifecycle.
Lead technical projects that span multiple teams, from initial design to execution and continuous improvement.
Integrate with external payment processors, gateways, wallets, and financial partners while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Optimize systems for cost, performance, observability, and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners across legal, product, data science, finance, operations, and more.
Proactively drive platform improvements and initiatives that impact key business metrics.
Mentor and support fellow engineers, establish best practices, and uphold high standards for code quality and architecture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar.
5+ years of backend engineering experience in high-scale, distributed environments.
Proficient in backend languages (e.g., Ruby, Go, Java).
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.), caching (Redis, Memcached), and distributed systems.
Comfortable navigating complex business and technical domains, especially payments, invoicing, billing, or compliance-heavy environments.
Strong communicator who can lead projects and drive alignment across stakeholders.
High sense of ownership, capable of working independently, influencing team direction, and mentoring others.
Strong background in operational excellence: monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
Hands-on experience driving experimentation and A/B testing when launching new features, with a data-driven approach to measuring and iterating on outcomes.

Benefits

Remote work options
New hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringRubyGoJavaPostgreSQLMySQLRedisMemcacheddistributed systemsA/B testing

Soft Skills

strong communicatorleadershiphigh sense of ownershipindependent workmentoringcollaborationdriving alignmentproactive improvementtechnical project leadershipinfluencing team direction

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering