Senior Backend Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, Jun 22, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To support the Payments team within the Platform organization, the full-time Senior Backend Software Engineer will design and build scalable backend systems for payment processing, ensuring high reliability and correctness for financial transactions while working remotely with opportunities for in-person collaboration.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend services for payment processing using Go
- Own end-to-end delivery of payment features, from technical design through production deployment and monitoring
- Drive improvements to system reliability, observability, and performance across payment services
Required qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering with a focus on production services in a service-oriented or microservices architecture
- Proficiency in Go or similar backend languages, with experience in designing scalable, low-latency APIs and distributed systems
- Experience with financial systems or high-volume transactional systems that require precision and auditability
- Track record of owning features end-to-end, from design through deployment and production support
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to improve workflow efficiency and quality
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