Senior Software Engineer - Fintech Architect (Remote)

Félix; Región Centro; Remote; MXN 2,161,000 - 3,241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual performance bonus

Health plan

Remote work

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Félix is building a scalable fintech platform from remote locations, delivering secure payments, disbursements, and compliance workflows. You will shape core backend architecture in one of our squads—Payments, Disbursements, or GRC—to build, optimize, and scale backend microservices for complex financial operations.

This role emphasizes secure, high-performance systems, with collaboration across product, operations, and compliance, and opportunities to mentor engineers and influence platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Fluent or advanced English.
• Proven track record of building, shipping, and iterating on software applications, particularly in the Fintech domain.
• Solid foundation in algorithms and data structures.
• Experience designing and implementing web services, including REST APIs.
• Familiarity with architectural patterns such as Hexagonal Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, and practices like A/B Testing, Feature Flags, and Gradual Rollouts.
• Domain Expertise: Payment systems, disbursement solutions, or compliance platforms is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of security protocols, compliance standards, and KYC/AML processes.
• Curiosity and/or experience in Fintech is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration and prioritization skills in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Platform Architecture & Development: Architect and implement scalable backend microservices inside the Payments, Disbursements, or GRC squad.
• Payments Squad: Develop and optimize systems for securely collecting funds from users, ensuring efficient transaction processing.
• Disbursements Squad: Design and implement robust services that handle the secure and timely disbursement of funds to beneficiaries.
• GRC Squad: Build and enhance systems for user onboarding, KYC, and compliance, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
• Infrastructure & Scalability: Design and manage infrastructure capable of handling millions of daily requests while maintaining the highest standards of security and performance.
• Cloud Integration: Utilize Google Cloud services and industry-standard tools to build and maintain distributed systems.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, operations, compliance, and other business units to deliver holistic financial solutions.
• Mentorship & Growth: Mentor junior developers and promote best practices across the engineering team.
• Continuous Improvement: Leverage user feedback and system analytics to refine and iterate on platform capabilities.

Skills

Backend development

English fluency

Fintech domain

REST APIs

Hexagonal architecture

Event-driven architecture

Security & compliance

Cloud Google

Mentorship

Tools

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

Terraform

New Relic

PagerDuty

Job description

Félix is building a scalable fintech platform from remote locations, delivering secure payments, disbursements, and compliance workflows. You will shape core backend architecture in one of our squads—Payments, Disbursements, or GRC—to build, optimize, and scale backend microservices for complex financial operations.

This role emphasizes secure, high-performance systems, with collaboration across product, operations, and compliance, and opportunities to mentor engineers and influence platform