Staff Software Engineer

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Staff Software Engineer (Backend / Payments & Blockchain Infrastructure)

Location: United States (Remote, West Coast Preferred)

Company Stage: Late-Stage / Global Fintech (Web3 Infrastructure)

Office Type: Remote

Salary: $172,500 – $250,000 Base + Bonus + Equity

Company Description

This global fintech company is building the infrastructure layer for the next generation of money movement. Its platform powers payments, commerce, and financial applications using both traditional banking rails and blockchain-based systems. With products used by enterprises, developers, and institutions worldwide, the company is driving adoption of programmable money and digital assets at global scale.

What You Will Do

Own and extend core backend systems that power financial transactions across blockchain and traditional payment networks

Design and build scalable microservices and APIs for transferring value securely and reliably

Architect systems supporting payments, tokenization, wallets, and financial infrastructure

Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define and ship new capabilities

Integrate systems with banks, fintech platforms, and blockchain protocols

Lead technical design and drive system architecture decisions across teams

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system reliability and performance

Build and maintain infrastructure including databases, messaging systems, and APIs for high-scale financial workflows

Ideal Background

7+ years of professional software engineering experience

Strong backend expertise in Java (preferred) or Go

Proven experience building and operating scalable, production-grade distributed systems

Deep experience in at least one domain: payments processing, API platforms, or blockchain systems

Strong understanding of RESTful API design and distributed system architecture

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS/EKS)

Strong experience with SQL databases and schema design

Demonstrated technical leadership, including leading teams (4+ engineers) on architecture and system design

High standards for code quality, testing, and system reliability

Preferred

Experience with Web3, blockchain systems, or smart contract logic

Experience working on financial infrastructure or regulated systems

Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems

Experience building developer platforms or public APIs

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $172,500 – $250,000

Bonus: 10–15% annual

Equity: $800K – $1M RSUs (4-year vest)

Fully remote (U.S.-based) with West Coast collaboration preference

Multiple team options across payments, liquidity, developer platform, and blockchain infrastructure

High ownership environment with strong technical leadership expectations

Flat organization with high feedback velocity and direct communication culture

This role is ideal for senior backend engineers who want to operate at Staff level—owning architecture and building the infrastructure that enables global, programmable money movement across both traditional finance and blockchain ecosystems.

Salary Range: $172,500-$250,000 base.