Lead Fintech Engineer/International
Listed on 2026-09-29
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Blockchain / Web3
We’re looking for a Lead Fintech Engineer to join a well-funded, early-stage fintech company building a consumer finance product for international users. The product combines core banking capabilities with a stablecoin wallet to enable seamless movement of value within a global financial ecosystem.
This is a senior, high-ownership leadership role. You will work closely with technical founders to set engineering standards and build secure, reliable systems that handle real money at scale internationally.
Why consider this role
You want to build modern financial infrastructure, including payments and stablecoin-enabled flows.
You prefer small, senior teams that ship quickly and iterate in production.
You care about security, correctness, and operational excellence in systems that move money.
You want meaningful influence on architecture and technical direction from day one.
What you will do
Lead backend engineering for a consumer-facing financial platform serving iOS, Android, and web clients.
Define engineering standards and best practices across testing, observability, security, and deployment.
Build and scale systems across ledgering, payment rails, wallets, and banking integrations.
Integrate third-party providers for authentication, KYC and KYB, ledger, banking services, and crypto wallet infrastructure.
Identify performance or isolation needs and break services out of the monolith when it is warranted.
Python (FastAPI) monolith
Postgres and Redis
AWS
Openness to Rust and or Go for performance-sensitive services
REST APIs powering iOS, Android, and web frontends
What we are looking for
5+ years building and shipping fintech software in production.
Deep expertise in at least one of the following domains:
ledgering
, payments processing
, stablecoin infrastructure
, or risk and fraud
.
Strong backend fundamentals, including Postgres, Redis, and AWS.
Experience designing APIs and building highly reliable, secure systems.
Full-stack capability and willingness to flex across the stack when needed.
Experience building B2C banking products or high-scale consumer payments.
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