Staff Backend Engineer - job 2 of 13

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Backend (Payments & Commerce).

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services for payment acquisition, routing, risk evaluation, settlement, ledgering, and reconciliation
• Build distributed systems that meet 5 9s reliability, low-latency, and high-throughput requirements
• Lead backend-focused architectural reviews and make strategic technical decisions for scalability and maintainability

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience with modern languages (Go, Java, Kotlin, Rust, etc.)
• 2+ years in a Staff+ role at a high-scale tech or fintech company
• Deep knowledge of payments infrastructure (e.g., tokenization, card networks, ISO 8583, PCI)
• Strong background in event-driven systems, data consistency models, and system reliability
• Ability to reason through complex distributed systems and make pragmatic trade-offs