Backend Engineering Lead (Go; Compliance)
KAST is a stablecoin platform that provides USD-denominated accounts, payment cards, and on/off-ramp channels, accepted at over 100 million merchants and ATMs globally. It enables users to create a virtual card in minutes and spend stablecoins like USDT, USDC, and USDe.
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About KAST
KAST aims to simplify finances for global citizens by making it easy to save, send, and spend stablecoins anywhere in the world. Users can go from sign-up to spending in just 2-3 minutes without needing a bank account, with a variety of IDs accepted. The platform supports stablecoins like USDT, USDC & USDe, with more tokens planned. KAST cards are compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay and are accepted by over 100 million merchants globally. The company emphasizes privacy and security, stating that all funds are fully reserved and held using leading Web3 technologies.
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About the Role
You will lead the design and development of backend systems powering compliance and risk products. You'll build scalable services and APIs primarily using Go, and own the technical architecture for compliance-related systems including onboarding, monitoring, restrictions, and internal tooling. You'll partner closely with Compliance, Risk, AML Ops, and Product teams to translate regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions, and design reliable, auditable, and secure systems with strong observability. You'll also mentor engineers, help establish strong engineering standards, and participate in hiring to help scale the engineering team.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong backend engineering expertise, particularly with Go
- Experience building production-grade APIs and distributed systems
- Strong understanding of system reliability, security, and auditability
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with compliance and operational stakeholders
- Startup mindset with strong ownership and execution ability
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern engineering workflows
- Experience working on compliance, fintech, payments, fraud, identity, or risk-related products
- Familiarity with systems such as KYC/KYB, AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, or operational tooling
- Experience in crypto, stablecoins, or Web3 infrastructure
- Experience building internal tooling and workflow systems
- Exposure to multi-jurisdiction compliance environments
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures and high-scale backend systems
- Experience with AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, or Redis
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of backend systems powering compliance and risk products
- Build scalable services and APIs primarily using Go
- Own technical architecture for compliance-related systems including onboarding, monitoring, restrictions, and internal tooling
- Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, AML Ops, and Product teams to translate regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Design reliable, auditable, and secure systems with strong observability and operational workflows
- Improve automation and operational efficiency across compliance processes
- Mentor engineers and help establish strong engineering standards and backend best practices
- Participate in hiring and help scale the engineering team