Principal Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to help architect and build the foundation of a global crypto payments network.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive the roadmap and implementation for multiple areas of focus
• Drive technical architecture decisions and system designs
• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs while optimizing performance and scalability

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in fintech or payments infrastructure
• Strong backend skills in C#, C++, Go, Java, or Python
• Proficiency in cloud-native development (Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling
• Good knowledge of common security concepts such as AuthN, AuthZ, and API security
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and microservices architecture