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Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer owning core platform features for compliance infrastructure, including data orchestration, verification workflows, and APIs. Requires 5+ years experience, strong backend skills in Python/Go/TypeScript, and distributed systems expertise.

185k – 230kSan Jose, CABackend EngineeringOnsite5+ YOE

About the role

What You'll Do

Technical Ownership & Delivery

  • Design, build, and maintain core platform features including data orchestration, verification workflows, and API infrastructure that serves customers across 100+ countries
  • Own end-to-end delivery of complex features from technical design through deployment, monitoring, and iteration based on customer feedback
  • Write clean, well-tested, and performant code with strong attention to system reliability, scalability, and security
  • Drive architectural decisions for your domain, balancing technical excellence with pragmatic delivery
  • Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to translate customer needs and compliance requirements into technical solutions

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Mentor and pair with engineers across the team, conducting thoughtful code reviews and sharing knowledge
  • Participate in on-call rotation to ensure platform reliability and lead incident response
  • Contribute to engineering culture through process improvements, technical documentation, and advocating for engineering best practices
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including customer success, sales, and operations
  • Influence technical roadmap and architecture decisions through RFCs, design reviews, and strategic technical discussions

Innovation & Technical Excellence

  • Stay current with emerging technologies and bring innovative approaches to fraud detection, data processing, and compliance automation
  • Contribute to our AI-powered features including document intelligence, website analysis, and anomaly detection systems
  • Identify and drive technical improvements to reduce technical debt, improve system performance, and enhance developer productivity

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems
  • Strong programming skills in modern languages (we primarily use Python, Go, and TypeScript/Node.js)
  • Deep understanding of backend systems, distributed architectures, API design, and database optimization (SQL and NoSQL)
  • Experience building scalable systems that handle high throughput and maintain reliability under load
  • Track record of owning complex technical projects from conception to successful delivery
  • Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to engineering culture

Bonus Points

  • Experience in fintech, compliance, identity verification, or fraud detection domains
  • Familiarity with AI/ML systems, document processing, or computer vision applications
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern infrastructure tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
  • Contributions to open source projects or technical communities
  • Experience working in high-growth startup environments with rapidly evolving requirements
  • Knowledge of global compliance regulations (KYC, KYB, AML, GDPR)

Skills

PythonGoTypeScriptNode.jsSQLNoSQLAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesTerraformDistributed SystemsAPI Design

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