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Staff Backend Engineer - Accounting

Skills
Software DevelopmentSoftware As A ServiceAccountingAmazon Web ServicesCode ReviewFinancial SystemsGo
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • At least 2 years at Staff Engineer level or equivalent
  • High proficiency in a backend language like Go
  • Experience building and operating critical backend systems at scale
  • Strong system design and architectural judgment
  • Experience with accounting or ledger products is a plus
  • Comfortable with AWS Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to work across Go PHP monolith and React frontend

Nice to have

  • delivery-focused
  • pragmatic
  • cross-team influence
  • detail-oriented
  • adaptable
  • mentoring mindset

Day to day

  • Lead the greenfield development of a new Trust Accounting subsystem and own the architecture and technical vision for V1
  • Design and implement secure scalable backend services for a production-grade financial platform with strong auditing and correctness standards
  • Collaborate with product design finance and legal teams while driving quality reliability observability and engineering best practices across the team

Hiring process

  • Apply online
  • Application review by Talent Acquisition
  • Email update after review