Senior Backend Engineer, FinTech Payments & Payouts

Traveltechessentialist; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Health Insurance

401k plan with company match

Stock Options

Job summary

A leading travel technology company in New York City seeks a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to join its Payments & Revenue Pod. The ideal candidate will design and implement scalable systems for advisor payments, ensuring accuracy and speed. Responsibilities include optimizing backend services, collaborating with product teams, and developing distributed systems handling financial data. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree, 6+ years in backend development, and experience with Python and APIs. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in backend web development.
• 3+ years experience with Python, using Django/Flask.
• Experience with financial or transactional data systems.
• Strong experience with relational databases and data models.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain distributed systems for booking and payment.
• Optimize backend services for payment processing.
• Partner with product managers and designers for roadmap definition.
• Collaborate to define engineering solutions connecting frontend and backend.

Skills

Backend web development

Python

API design

Distributed systems

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Django

Flask

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading travel technology company in New York City seeks a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to join its Payments & Revenue Pod. The ideal candidate will design and implement scalable systems for advisor payments, ensuring accuracy and speed. Responsibilities include optimizing backend services, collaborating with product teams, and developing distributed systems handling financial data. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree, 6+ years in backend development, and experience with Python and APIs. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and competitive compensation package.