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Senior Backend Engineer

Remote - US OnlyRemoteFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11
Remote

Core

Architect and build mission-critical financial infrastructure including payment processing, fraud detection, and compliance systems for a fintech platform handling 100M+ weekly transactions.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (Financial Systems)

Builds

Distributed microservices architecture for payments, fraud detection, and compliance

Domain

Fintech / Financial Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, microservices, NoSQL, SQL, cloud infrastructure, domain-driven design, system design

Preferred skills

payment processing, fraud detection, AML/KYC/PCI DSS regulations, banking integrations, high-scale systems, third-party integrations

Technologies

Python 3, Google Cloud Platform

Responsibilities

Design and implement payment processing and fraud detection systems, coordinate cross-domain solutions, lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, optimize system performance, collaborate with product and compliance teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership