Senior Backend Engineer, Payments Platform

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Payments Platform in the United States.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a Senior Backend Engineer to contribute to the development of a high-scale payments platform that will impact millions of small businesses. You will work on designing, building, and maintaining reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The position involves driving technical design, solving complex problems in distributed systems, and mentoring junior engineers. You will have direct influence over foundational platform architecture and implementation, balancing trade-offs between performance, reliability, and maintainability. The environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and focused on delivering robust fintech solutions. This is a chance to be part of a transformative payments initiative with high visibility and impact.

Accountabilities

• Design, implement, and maintain core backend services powering the payments platform.
• Drive technical architecture and end-to-end implementation of complex features and projects.
• Write production-quality code, conduct code reviews, and ensure system reliability through testing and monitoring.
• Solve challenges in distributed systems, global payment integrations, compliance, and fraud prevention.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, Risk, and Operations teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers, provide guidance, and foster knowledge sharing to elevate team performance.
• Champion operational excellence by contributing to on-call practices, observability, and system monitoring.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience delivering highly available, distributed backend systems.
• Expertise in system design, API development, and building reliable, high-throughput services.
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language (Java, Golang, C++, C#) and cloud-native platforms (AWS experience preferred).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in agile, collaborative teams.
• Commitment to code quality, including testing, code reviews, and maintainable system design.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence within a team.
• Preferred: experience in payments, fintech, or other regulated domains.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range: $179,500 – $219,400 per year.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Generous paid leave, including vacation, parental leave, and wellness leave.
• 401(k) contribution matching and Employee Share Plan participation.
• Flexible working arrangements, including remote work and collaborative office spaces.
• Professional development support and career growth opportunities.
• Inclusive and human-first culture with Employee Resource Groups and wellness programming.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!