Senior Payments Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, Aug 10, 2026
This job expires in: 27 days
Job Summary
Owning and scaling the core systems of payment processing, the full-time Senior Payments Engineer will design and build backend services in Golang, manage critical money-movement flows, and mentor team members in a remote work environment.
Key responsibilities
- Design and build backend services that integrate with payment processors and gateways
- Manage end-to-end money-movement processes including authorization, settlement, and dispute handling
- Instrument and monitor payment health metrics to drive continuous improvement
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience in payments or fintech
- Strong proficiency in Go or comparable experience in Python with REST API development
- Hands-on experience with payment processors and familiarity with payments fundamentals
- Experience in distributed, cloud-based architectures using queuing tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
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