Senior Node.js Backend Engineer — Payments & Fraud Risk

Gold Media Tech LLC; Mission (KS); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm is seeking a Senior Engineer to build the Risk & Dispute Defense Layer of their platform. This role involves developing Node.js microservices for transaction handling and ensuring fraud checks are performed efficiently. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in Backend Engineering, with a strong focus on FinTech and an expert proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript. The position offers a chance to work in a cutting-edge environment focused on high-limit credit card transactions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Backend Engineering, with expert proficiency in Node.js & TypeScript.
• 3+ years in FinTech, Card Issuing, or Acquiring.
• Experience tuning Node.js for high-throughput/low-latency.

Responsibilities

• Architect an event-driven system using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Write efficient, non-blocking Node.js logic for fraud detection.
• Ensure fraud checks complete in under 200ms.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

SQL

Redis

Job description

A financial technology firm is seeking a Senior Engineer to build the Risk & Dispute Defense Layer of their platform. This role involves developing Node.js microservices for transaction handling and ensuring fraud checks are performed efficiently. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in Backend Engineering, with a strong focus on FinTech and an expert proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript. The position offers a chance to work in a cutting-edge environment focused on high-limit credit card transactions.