Staff Backend Engineer

Ppl3; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 190.000 - 270.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ppl3, a fast-growing fintech infrastructure startup, is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to take technical ownership of core infrastructure powering payments, settlement and transaction routing across multiple blockchains and providers.

This hands-on senior IC role influences architecture, engineering standards and technical direction, while mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with product teams to deliver reliable, scalable backend systems.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience building production backend systems.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design, databases and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven experience owning complex architecture and driving engineering decisions.
• Track record delivering reliable, high-performance systems at scale.
• Experience operating at Staff level or equivalent scope.
• Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment.

Aufgaben

• Architect high-performance, low-latency backend systems.
• Design scalable APIs and distributed services for payments.
• Address transaction routing, settlement, security and reliability.
• Set engineering standards and drive technical decisions.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to deliver infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership without management.

Kenntnisse

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

API design

Cloud infrastructure

Mentoring

Hands-on engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

We're working with a fast-growing fintech infrastructure startup building the technology that enables seamless money movement between traditional finance and crypto.

They're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to take technical ownership of core infrastructure powering payments, settlement and transaction routing across multiple blockchains and payment providers.

This is a hands‑on senior IC role with significant influence over architecture, technical direction and engineering standards.

You'll be responsible for

• Architecting and building high-performance, low-latency backend systems
• Designing scalable APIs and distributed services for payments and transaction processing
• Solving complex engineering challenges around transaction routing, settlement, security and reliability
• Driving technical decisions and setting engineering standards across the backend
• Working closely with product and engineering teams to design and deliver new infrastructure
• Mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership without direct management responsibilities

What they're looking for

• Extensive experience building and scaling production backend systems
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, API design, databases and cloud infrastructure
• Proven experience owning complex technical architecture and driving engineering decisions
• Strong track record of delivering reliable, high-performance systems at scale
• Previous experience operating at Staff level or equivalent technical scope
• Comfortable working hands‑on in a fast-moving startup environment

Bonus points for experience with payments infrastructure, financial systems, blockchain integrations or event‑driven architectures.

Crypto experience is not essential, but experience building complex, high‑availability infrastructure is.

If you're a senior backend engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems, owning architecture and building infrastructure from the ground up, I'd love to chat.