Staff Software Engineer (Python / Fintech Platform) (Full-Time)

Seniority Level: Senior / Staff

Overview:

An early-stage fintech company with strong product-market fit is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join its growing engineering team. The platform is designed to support large-scale payment processing, and this role will be instrumental in building the systems required to handle high transaction volumes and support rapid company growth.

As an early engineering team member, you will work closely with technical leadership to design, build, and scale critical platform components.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop core components of a payments platform

Build and maintain scalable backend services using Python

Architect reliable systems capable of supporting high transaction volumes

Develop and maintain customer-facing APIs

Lead technical initiatives from design through production deployment

Collaborate closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams

Ensure high standards for code quality, reliability, and performance

Contribute to platform scalability and infrastructure improvements as the company grows

Requirements:

5+ years of software engineering experience

Strong Python development experience (required)

Experience building scalable backend systems or financial platforms

Strong knowledge of system design and distributed systems architecture

Ability to work effectively in fast-growing startup environments

Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive projects from concept to production

What's Offered:

Competitive compensation package

Equity participation

Remote work flexibility

Opportunity to join an early engineering team and influence the technical direction of a rapidly scaling fintech platform