Software Development Engineer - Backend

Skills

About the Role

You will design, develop, and maintain microservices in Go that power payment workflows, ledgering, and KYC integrations. You will own end-to-end backend services from architecture and coding to deployment and monitoring; build and manage RESTful APIs and WebSocket connections for real-time transaction updates; model and store financial data in SQL and NoSQL databases; optimize Go code for concurrency, fault tolerance, and performance; proactively debug production issues and uphold SLAs; contribute to code and design reviews; mentor junior engineers; take ownership of service observability (monitoring, alerts, logs) and infrastructure reliability; and build products that interact with multiple blockchains while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent
• 2-5 years of experience including technical leadership and ownership
• Hands-on experience in Go
• Hands-on experience in Python
• Deep understanding of microservice architecture
• Experience with distributed systems
• Familiarity with Web3 crypto wallets custody or blockchain integrations (Ethereum Solana)
• Experience integrating or building payment services
• Experience with CI/CD and Docker
• Experience writing unit integration and load tests
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced remote team

Responsibilities

• Build and scale microservices in Go to support payment workflows ledgering and KYC integrations
• Own end-to-end development of backend services from architecture and coding to deployment and monitoring
• Write clean testable and efficient code with a focus on reliability and performance
• Design and manage RESTful APIs and WebSocket connections for real-time transaction updates
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases to model and store financial data securely and efficiently
• Optimize Go code performance using service design patterns concurrency fault tolerance benchmarking and observability
• Proactively debug production issues optimize service performance and uphold SLAs
• Contribute to code reviews technical discussions and design reviews
• Lead or assist in breaking down high-level features and mentor junior engineers
• Take ownership of service observability including monitoring alerts and logs and ensure infrastructure reliability
• Build products that interact with multiple blockchains
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop new features

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Relocation support
• Mental wellness benefits