Senior Backend Software Engineer - Remote FinTech Opportunity

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our dynamic team at a growth-stage FinTech organization. This remote position allows you to contribute to an innovative project aimed at enhancing the rent payment experience for users. You will play a crucial role in scaling our products, partner integrations, and risk management platforms.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and scale backend services and APIs supporting consumer products, partner integrations, and risk systems.
• Build and maintain robust, fault-tolerant distributed systems with multiple external dependencies.
• Implement service APIs for web and mobile applications to streamline rent payment processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Customer Success to deliver features and integrations.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications and lead the architecture and implementation of scalable solutions.
• Own the full lifecycle of services including deployment, monitoring, and optimization for availability and performance.
• Contribute to the evolution of service-oriented architecture, REST APIs, and scalable system design.
• Develop risk management platforms including rules engines and machine learning fraud detection systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best engineering practices through code reviews and technical leadership.
• Ensure observability and reliability of services using monitoring tools and industry best practices.
• Collaborate on CI/CD improvements and automation to enhance code quality and delivery velocity.

Requirements

• Strong computer science fundamentals with experience building scalable backend systems.
• 5 to 6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on Java experience with deep knowledge of the Java ecosystem.
• Proficiency with Java frameworks and tools such as Spring, Gradle, JUnit, and performance optimization.
• Experience operating distributed, service-oriented architectures at scale.
• Familiarity with REST API design and mobile API best practices.
• Skilled in building fault-tolerant systems integrating multiple external dependencies.
• Experience with AWS services including EKS, Aurora RDS, and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools such as DataDog.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with distributed teams and stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing and maintaining data pipelines; familiarity with big data platforms like Snowflake.
• Experience in risk engineering and production implementation of risk or fraud policies.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $140,000 to $180,000 based on experience.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible hours.
• Opportunity to work on innovative projects in the FinTech space.
• Professional development opportunities and mentorship.
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.