Staff Backend Engineer
AstraLaunch Services, company
New York, United StatesLead
BlackRock
Canaan
Marc Benioff
SherpaVentures Fund II, LP
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Architect and build complex financial systems for a fintech platform.
- •We're looking for a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to architect and build complex financial systems that process millions of dollars daily.
- •Key Responsibilities Architect Critical Financial Systems: Design and implement payment processing, fraud detection, and compliance systems that handle millions of dollars daily with strict regulatory requirements Lead Cross-Domain Solutions: Coordinate complex interactions between payments, fraud detection, user management, and compliance systems Drive Technical Decisions: Lead architecture decisions that impact our entire platform and establish best practices for a growing team Mentor Engineers: Guide junior engineers and establish coding standards, design patterns, and engineering practices Optimize System Performance: Improve reliability and performance across our distributed microservices architecture Requirements 8+ years of software engineering experience building complex, production systems 3+ years of technical leadership experience (mentoring, architecture decisions, cross-team coordination) Demonstrated systems engineering experience solving complex, cross-domain challenges Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and computer science fundamentals Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and microservices
Required skills
PythonMicroservicesGoogle CloudTechnical LeadershipMentoring
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
Competitive compensation with equity, Remote-first culture, Professional growth, Modern tech stack, Mission-driven
Tech stack
PythonSQLGoogle CloudMicroservices
