Staff/Senior Backend Engineer (Fintech)

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.