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Staff Backend Engineer.

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Staff Backend Engineer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This is a senior backend engineering role focused on payments systems for a SaaS fintech product company.
  • The Person:The person will design, develop, and maintain backend systems for the payments team, take part in sprint planning and code reviews, and troubleshoot production issues.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has 8-12 years of backend engineering experience, deep expertise in Go or Ruby, strong API development skills, and experience with Agile Scrum environments.

About the role

Staff Backend Engineer |100% Remote | US- SaaS Fintech (Product based firm)

Role Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain systems on the payments team with primary focus on backend
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams—product, and design
  • Participate in sprint planning, feasibility assessments, and code reviews
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code in
  • Focus on scalability, security, performance, observability, auditability, testability and long-term maintainability
  • Contribute to improving SDLC processes and engineering best practices
  • Troubleshoot production issues and deliver timely resolutions
What We're Looking For:

  • 8-12 years of backend engineering experience with a high agency mindset
  • Deep expertise in any of the backend languages (Go or Ruby preferred)
  • Solid grasp of payments domain
  • Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  • Strong API development skills (RESTful architecture)
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities
  • AI fluent
Bonus Points For: (Good to have skills)

  • Experience with payment gateway integrations
  • Familiarity with PCI compliance and secure coding practices
  • Skills in performance optimization (DB, code, etc.)
  • Exposure to GCP or other cloud platforms

 

 

Published August 11, 2026
Location India, India