Staff Engineer (Fraud Prevention)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Fraud Prevention): Designing and optimizing ultra-low-latency backend services and high-throughput rules engines for a fraud prevention platform with an accent on distributed systems and real-time data processing. Focus on architecting multi-cloud database patterns, developing parallel execution pipelines, and driving technical strategy across multiple engineering teams.

Location: Remote - USA or Canada

Compensation Range: $170K - $275K

Company

A leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance utilizing device intelligence, behavior biometrics, machine learning, and AI to stop identity and payment fraud.

What you will do

• Act as the technical steward and platform architect for Consumer and Business Fraud engineering teams.
• Architect and optimize ultra-low-latency backend services and a high-throughput rules engine.
• Design data access patterns, partitioning strategies, and caching layers across a multi-cloud database ecosystem.
• Develop robust pipelines for massive parallel execution of real-time feature computations and aggregations.
• Mentor senior engineers and drive high technical standards from conception to delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience at a Staff, Principal, or Lead Architect level.
• Deep expertise in building highly available, distributed systems with strict ultra-low latency.
• Hands-on production experience with stream processing frameworks such as Kafka, Flink, SQS, or PubSub.
• Advanced proficiency in polyglot persistence across Document, Wide-Column, and Relational databases.
• Strong platform engineering mindset focused on reliability, observability, and developer velocity.
• Must be based in the USA or Canada.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous compensation package including cash and equity with early exercise options.
• Remote-first work culture supporting a "Work from Anywhere" arrangement.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance (specific to US and Canada).
• 4% matching in 401k / RRSP (specific to US and Canada).
• Flexible paid time off and a designated year-end break.
• Comprehensive stipends for home office setup, meals, social meet-ups, health, and learning.