Staff Software Engineer, Government Products
Core
Design and build a standalone backend infrastructure and secure data pipelines for a government-backed financial platform serving millions of future customers.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Government Products)
Builds
Standalone web and app experience for government accounts, secure data pipelines, and backend APIs.
Domain
Finance / Government Systems / Distributed Infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, secure API design, Python or Go, domain modeling, microservices, technical leadership, mentoring senior engineers, cross-functional partnership.
Preferred skills
Zero-to-one product experience, navigating technical ambiguity, high-throughput low-latency system design.
Technologies
Python, Go, Microservices, Distributed Systems, APIs.
Responsibilities
Lead technical design and architectural strategy for new backend infrastructure; Design secure data pipelines and robust APIs for government integrations; Guide engineering teams and mentor senior engineers; Partner with Product, Security, and Legal on compliance; Own backend stability and performance tuning for high-volume rollouts.
Seniority
Staff, foundational technical leader