Staff Backend Engineer: Fintech Payments & APIs

GoodLeap; Roseville (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GoodLeap is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and scale backend services for contractor financial tools, focusing on secure, reliable payments and financial workflows. You will architect APIs, integrate with internal and external systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and maintaining high standards for security, observability, and code quality, with a strong emphasis

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong backend expertise in Node.js, TypeScript and NestJS.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services for contractor financial tools.
• Build secure and reliable capabilities that support payments and other financial workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Finance, Risk, and Operations to translate business needs into resilient technical solutions.
• Lead and mentor engineers, drive lifecycle from design through deployment and support.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

NestJS

AWS

System design

Leadership

Communication

Tools

AWS

Job description

GoodLeap is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and scale backend services for contractor financial tools, focusing on secure, reliable payments and financial workflows. You will architect APIs, integrate with internal and external systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and maintaining high standards for security, observability, and code quality, with a strong emphasis