Staff Backend Engineer
Summary
Design and build scalable backend systems for a US-based fintech SaaS, focusing on payments, APIs, and cloud infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Staff Backend Engineer |100% Remote | US- SaaS Fintech (Product based firm)
Role Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain systems on the payments team with primary focus on backend
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—product, and design
- Participate in sprint planning, feasibility assessments, and code reviews
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code in
- Focus on scalability, security, performance, observability, auditability, testability and long-term maintainability
- Contribute to improving SDLC processes and engineering best practices
- Troubleshoot production issues and deliver timely resolutions
What We're Looking For:
- 8-12 years of backend engineering experience with a high agency mindset
- Deep expertise in any of the backend languages (Go or Ruby preferred)
- Solid grasp of payments domain
- Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Strong API development skills (RESTful architecture)
- Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities
- AI fluent
Bonus Points For: (Good to have skills)
- Experience with payment gateway integrations
- Familiarity with PCI compliance and secure coding practices
- Skills in performance optimization (DB, code, etc.)
- Exposure to GCP or other cloud platforms