Job Description
Immediate opportunity for elite Senior Software Engineer to join our high-growth fintech startup! We're scaling rapidly and need exceptional talent to architect next-gen payment solutions. This urgent opening offers competitive compensation, equity, and direct impact on our 500K+ user platform.
Why apply immediately? Our Q4 product launch is 30 days away – your expertise will shape our core infrastructure from day one. Enjoy flexible hybrid work, cutting-edge tech stack (AWS/GCP/Kubernetes), and a team of MIT/Stanford alumni.
Responsibilities
- Architect scalable microservices processing 10K+ transactions/minute
- Lead CI/CD pipeline optimization reducing deployment time by 40%
- Mentor 3 junior engineers while maintaining 98% system uptime
- Implement security protocols compliant with PCI-DSS 4.0
- Collaborate with product team to translate business requirements into technical specs
- Optimize database queries achieving <50ms latency
Qualifications
- 8+ years backend development (Node.js/Python/Go)
- Expertise in distributed systems and event-driven architecture
- Proven track record scaling SaaS products to 1M+ users
- Advanced AWS/GCP certification required
- Experience with payment gateways (Stripe/PayPal)
- Portfolio demonstrating high-traffic system designs
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent