Senior Backend Architect - Fintech Payments (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a remote team focused on scalable backend systems for the finance and payments space. You will own the design and delivery of backend services, architect event-driven distributed systems, and build API-first services with reliability and observability.

The role collaborates closely with Product and Design to raise engineering standards as we scale. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of backend experience, strong C# or similar language skills, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in C# or a strongly typed language.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of scalable backend services.
• Architect event-driven distributed systems for high-volume transactions.
• Build API-first services with reliability and observability.
• Lead complex initiatives from design to production rollout.
• Make pragmatic architecture decisions for speed and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product and Design on technical solutions.
• Enhance system performance and resilience as the company scales.

Skills

Backend engineering

C# or strongly typed language

RESTful APIs

Azure

Distributed systems

Automated testing

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a remote team focused on scalable backend systems for the finance and payments space. You will own the design and delivery of backend services, architect event-driven distributed systems, and build API-first services with reliability and observability.

The role collaborates closely with Product and Design to raise engineering standards as we scale. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of backend experience, strong C# or similar language skills, and