Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech Payments & Crypto (Remote)

Bvnk Ltd; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A modern payment infrastructure company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Cape Town to build seamless cross-border payments. Responsibilities include collaborating with product teams, maintaining integrations with crypto exchanges, and advocating for scalable solutions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of engineering experience, particularly in compiled languages, and an understanding of fiat payments. This position offers flexible working hours and opportunities for global collaboration.

Benefits

Fair and competitive salary

Meaningful ownership through employee option scheme

Flexible working hours

Opportunities to travel to global offices

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience working as an engineer using a compiled language.
• Proven ability to design, architect, debug, test, and create well-documented code.
• Production experience in asynchronous messaging with microservices.
• Understanding of common design patterns and principles.
• Demonstrated ability to translate abstract challenges into actionable steps.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with product and trading teams to deliver high-performance trading services.
• Build and maintain integrations with various crypto exchanges.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear insights for stakeholders.
• Advocate for reliable, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Enhance the engineering culture and best practices across the team.

Skills

5+ years experience working as an engineer using a compiled language

Proven ability to design, architect, debug, test, and create well-documented code

Production experience in asynchronous messaging with microservices

Understanding of common design patterns and principles

Demonstrated ability to translate abstract challenges into clear, actionable steps

Experience in taking a product from initiation through the go-to-market phase

Experience in fiat payments or banking infrastructure integrations

Job description

A modern payment infrastructure company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Cape Town to build seamless cross-border payments. Responsibilities include collaborating with product teams, maintaining integrations with crypto exchanges, and advocating for scalable solutions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of engineering experience, particularly in compiled languages, and an understanding of fiat payments. This position offers flexible working hours and opportunities for global collaboration.