Senior Backend Architect - Card Issuing Platform (Remote)

Binance; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home

Competitive salary

Global team

Job summary

Binance Pay & Card Team is seeking a Backend Architect to design and build end-to-end card issuing and lifecycle systems. You will lead the technical design for card certification programs and define scalable, secure architecture across payment integrations.

You will work hands-on in a fast-paced fintech environment, collaborating with product, compliance, and engineering to deliver reliable, compliant card services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience with Java/Spring.
• Direct experience building or maintaining a card system.
• Experience with card certification processes and/or onboarding programs.
• Strong system design skills for distributed, high-throughput payment infra.
• Understanding of card network standards and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain backend systems for card issuing and lifecycle management.
• Lead the technical design and implementation of card certification programs (Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay/Google Pay).
• Define system architecture, service boundaries, and integration patterns for card platform services.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and compliance with payment network standards.
• Collaborate with product, compliance, and engineering to translate business needs into tech specs.
• Establish engineering best practices, code quality standards, and documentation.
• Hands-on builder role with active code contribution.

Skills

Java/Spring

Card systems

System design

High-throughput payments

Card certification

Job description

Binance Pay & Card Team is seeking a Backend Architect to design and build end-to-end card issuing and lifecycle systems. You will lead the technical design for card certification programs and define scalable, secure architecture across payment integrations.

You will work hands-on in a fast-paced fintech environment, collaborating with product, compliance, and engineering to deliver reliable, compliant card services.