Staff Backend Engineer

Job description

## Staff Backend Engineer- Tech Lead |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**