Backend Engineer (SDE 2)

GoSats - The simplest onramp to Digital Assets in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GoSats is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build the backend systems that power its high-throughput payment processing platform. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience at the SDE 2 level and strong proficiency in Typescript, along with familiarity in NoSQL databases and message queues. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where 70%+ of the code is AI-generated, allowing you to own architectures and systems end-to-end without narrow constraints.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend engineering experience (SDE 2 level).
• Strong proficiency in Typescript.
• Experience with NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with message queues and REST/gRPC.

Responsibilities

• Build backend systems that power GoSats.
• Work in a fast-shipping environment with AI-generated code.
• Own systems end-to-end without narrow swim lanes.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Typescript proficiency

NoSQL databases

Message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)

Microservices

REST/gRPC

AI coding tools

Data structures

System design

Concurrency

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

About the Role

You will build the backend systems that power GoSats – high‑throughput payment processing, wallet management, KYC orchestration, settlement engines, and bank integrations. You will work in a fast‑shipping environment where 70%+ of code is AI‑generated and humans review for architecture, edge cases, and security. You will own systems end‑to‑end, not work in narrow swim lanes.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of backend engineering experience (SDE 2 level)
• Strong proficiency in Typescript
• Experience with NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS), microservices, and REST/gRPC
• Comfort with AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) in daily workflow
• Strong fundamentals: data structures, system design, concurrency
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker

Bonus

• Worked on fintech, payment, or wallet systems
• Open source contributions