TL;DR

Staff/Senior Backend Engineer (Fintech): Building and scaling backend systems for a fast-growing fintech platform with an accent on real-time payments, data integrity, security, and performance. Focus on designing and implementing microservices in Rust and Go, developing data-driven financial services, and integrating with third-party payment processors.

Location: Hybrid in Chicago, IL, Redwood City, CA, or New York, NY.

Company

%hirify_global%, through its Klover engineering team, powers a rapidly growing fintech platform in the U.S. that supports over one million active users and processes over $1.5 billion annually.

What you will do

Build and evolve microservices that handle high-volume financial and transactional data.
Design and implement APIs that securely connect to third-party payment processors, banks, and fintech partners.
Develop data-driven services that power account management, transaction history, and financial insights.
Write thoughtful and quality code that is readable, testable, and easily maintainable.
Work cross-functionally with backend, mobile, and product teams to release high-quality, customer-focused financial features.
Adhere to, and improve upon, agile processes through requirement documents, sprint retrospectives, and regular cadence meetings.

Requirements

5+ years of experience building backend services in production environments.
Excitement to build and scale backend systems that support financial products and real-time payments.
Proficiency with Rust and Go for microservice development.
Experience in the financial technology, payments, or banking systems industry.
Expert knowledge of SQL and experience designing data models for financial data integrity.
Familiarity with compliance, security, and data privacy standards (e.g., SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR).
English: B2 required.

Nice to have

Experience designing transactional and event-driven systems for payments, reconciliation, or ledger-like applications.
Familiarity with microservice or Service-oriented Architecture.
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.
Eagerness to leverage and develop using AI tools.

Culture & Benefits

Work in a collaborative environment with open feedback.
Opportunity to work with modern technologies and architectures.
Focus on building high-impact systems that prioritize reliability, security, and performance.
Opportunity to help define and evolve the next generation of inclusive, data-powered financial products.
Hybrid schedule with in-office attendance in Chicago, Redwood City, or New York.