Backend Engineer, Payments & Financial Infrastructure (Hybrid SF)

Column; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Fertility benefits via Carrot

Rent subsidy near SF office

401k plan

Flexible time-off

Sabbatical program

Parental leave

Backup childcare reimbursements

Catered meals in SF

Commuter benefits

Team offsites

Job summary

Column, based in San Francisco, seeks a backend engineer to build and maintain systems powering our payments stack, developer APIs, and core platform services. You will work at the intersection of distributed systems and financial infrastructure, owning core backend components and shaping the company’s technical foundation.

This role is based in our Presidio office and follows a hybrid schedule. You will report to the CEO, William, and contribute to a platform moving billions of dollars per day.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend systems powering Column's core banking platform — payments processing, transaction logic, and real-time ledgering
• Own integrations with Federal Reserve and real-time payment networks for correctness and reliability
• Design and implement APIs, services, and data pipelines used by internal teams and external developers
• Improve system resiliency, scalability, and observability across the distributed architecture
• Lead platform initiatives like authentication/authorization, event streaming, and change data capture
• Write high-quality code prioritizing correctness, performance, and fault tolerance in a regulated environment
• Uphold safety standards in a mission-critical, compliance-sensitive context

Job description

Column, based in San Francisco, seeks a backend engineer to build and maintain systems powering our payments stack, developer APIs, and core platform services. You will work at the intersection of distributed systems and financial infrastructure, owning core backend components and shaping the company’s technical foundation.

This role is based in our Presidio office and follows a hybrid schedule. You will report to the CEO, William, and contribute to a platform moving billions of dollars per day.