Senior Backend Engineer (L5) -Payments

Own the technical direction and reliability of cross-border payment systems including orchestration, partner integrations, FX quoting, and the payment lifecycle from initiation to settlement.

Design and standardize corridor expansion architecture for new payment corridors, enabling repeatable, configuration-driven launches with robust failure handling and regulatory compliance.

Lead engineering of regulated controls such as safeguarding and transaction monitoring with audit trails, and maintain high standards for idempotency, consistency, failover, and observability in payment flows.

Significant experience as a senior or staff-level backend engineer owning complex systems in production, specifically payment systems with familiarity of money-path failure modes.

Experience integrating external banking, payment, or FX partners in production environments, handling sandbox/production drift, outages, and credential management.

Fluency in modern TypeScript/Node.js backend development and cloud infrastructure.

Work Experience Required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.

Proven track record in building and operating payment orchestration or partner integration systems under high correctness and regulatory scrutiny, including failure handling and transaction monitoring.

Experience working with distributed systems focusing on reliability, scalability, and performance trade-offs in fintech or cross-border payments domain.

Ability to lead cross-team initiatives with strong technical communication, and raise engineering standards through mentorship and architectural leadership without formal authority.