Senior Backend Engineer (Payments) at FairMoney

Role Summary

• We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who can own complex backend initiatives from design to production. 
• The ideal candidate has strong engineering fundamentals, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently while delivering scalable, reliable systems.

Requirements

• 4–6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Strong experience building, and operating scalable distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of:
• Synchronous and asynchronous communication patterns
• Distributed systems
• Data consistency
• Concurrency
• API design, external integrations, and error handling
• Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), including:
• Schema design
• Query optimization and performance tuning
• Indexing strategies
• Transaction management
• Database scalability and optimization
• Experience building highly available, resilient, and observable systems.
• Strong debugging, root cause analysis, and production troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a pragmatic approach to designing scalable solutions.
• Comfortable leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and code quality.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Payments or FinTech domain experience is highly preferred.
• Golang experience is a plus, but not required.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems.

What We’re Looking For

• A self-driven engineer with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable working independently and driving initiatives end-to-end.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to contribute to technical discussions and mentor teammates.
• Passion for building reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend systems following engineering best practices.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Training & Development
• Remote work
• Paid Time Off.