TL;DR

Staff/Senior Backend Engineer (Rust/Go): Designing and scaling backend services for a high-growth consumer fintech app, processing high-volume payments and data infrastructure with an accent on high-availability systems, secure integrations with financial institutions and payment processors, and ensuring compliant transactions. Focus on building microservices, designing robust APIs, and shaping inclusive, data-powered financial products with modern technologies.

Location: This role requires a hybrid work schedule in the US. For Redwood City, CA: Mondays in-office for stand-ups and all-hands, plus choice of three days between Tuesday-Friday. For Chicago, IL and New York, NY: 4 days in-office, 1 day remote.

Company

%hirify_global%, through its Klover app, powers one of the fastest-growing consumer fintech applications in the U.S., processing over $1.5 billion annually.

What you will do

Build and evolve microservices to handle high-volume financial and transactional data.
Design and implement APIs to securely connect with third-party payment processors, banks, and fintech partners.
Write thoughtful and quality code that is readable, testable, and easily maintainable.
Develop data-driven services that power account management, transaction history, and financial insights.
Strive for excellent development practices and careful code architecture for rapid releases.
Work cross-functionally with backend, mobile, and product teams to consistently release high-quality financial features.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building backend services in production environments.
Experience in the financial technology, payments, or banking systems industry.
Familiarity with compliance, security, and data privacy standards (e.g., SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR).
Experience designing transactional and event-driven systems for payments, reconciliation systems, or ledger-like applications.
Familiarity with microservice or Service-oriented Architecture.
Expert knowledge of SQL and experience designing data models for financial data integrity.

Nice to have

Experience using gRPC, protobuf, or GraphQL.
Experience with message queues or event streams (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Culture & Benefits

Collaborate closely across product, data, and mobile teams in an open feedback environment.
Opportunity to work with modern technologies, including Rust microservices and event-driven systems.
Shape the next generation of inclusive, data-powered financial products.
Directly impact users' ability to access money instantly and experience transparent, fee-free financial services.
Opportunity to leverage and develop using AI tools.