Staff Backend Engineer, International Payments Platform

Seedscaler; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking fintech company is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the development of its backend platform for a consumer finance product. You'll work on critical systems that handle real money and help shape the engineering standards as the team grows. The role requires over 5 years of experience in backend development with a strong emphasis on security and reliability in financial technology environments, utilizing technologies such as Python, Postgres, Redis, and AWS.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping backend web applications in Python, Go, or Rust.
• Strong understanding of backend systems including Postgres, Redis, and AWS.
• Proven experience in designing APIs and implementing production-grade systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a backend platform that serves a REST API for mobile and web clients.
• Integrate with third-party providers across wallets, banking, and payment services.
• Establish backend standards for testing, observability, and security practices.

Skills

Backend web applications

Python

Go

Rust

Postgres

Redis

AWS

Job description

A forward-thinking fintech company is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the development of its backend platform for a consumer finance product. You'll work on critical systems that handle real money and help shape the engineering standards as the team grows. The role requires over 5 years of experience in backend development with a strong emphasis on security and reliability in financial technology environments, utilizing technologies such as Python, Postgres, Redis, and AWS.