19h ago

Software Engineer - Backend

San Francisco

$165k-$260k / year

full-timeseniorfinance

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design, build, and scale backend systems for Cardless's co-branded credit card platform. You'll take ownership of projects from design through production, collaborating cross-functionally. You'll drive improvements in system reliability and performance while working on scalable financial systems.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and build scalable backend systems and services for financial products.
  • Contribute to architectural discussions to evolve the platform.
  • Take ownership of projects from design through production.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and stakeholders.

📋 Requirements

  • 5+ years of industry experience designing backend systems.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and databases.
  • Proficiency with a modern backend language like Java or Python.
  • Track record of delivering complex technical projects end-to-end.

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience building and maintaining external, public-facing APIs.
  • Familiarity with financial systems or reconciliation workflows.
  • Exposure to ML pipelines or feature stores.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💸 Equity
  • 🏥 100% health, vision & dental primary coverage
  • 🍱 Catered lunches
  • 🌴 Flexible PTO (min 15 days/year)
  • 🚎 $250/month Commuter benefit

🚩 Heads Up

  • Role is open to senior/staff+ only, yet title does not reflect seniority.
  • Salary range is very broad ($165k-$260k), indicating potential mismatched expectations.
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