VP - Senior Backend Engineer

Vice President / Senior Backend Engineer

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President / Senior Backend Engineer to join our team.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Design and develop backend systems using Go (Golang) and modern engineering practices to support scalable, secure, and high-performing financial platforms.
• Build and enhance microservices-based applications and APIs using REST and gRPC patterns to support internal and external integration needs.
• Contribute to payment infrastructure solutions, including gateway services and integrations with payment providers and digital transaction flows.
• Support blockchain gateway and digital asset enablement capabilities, including deposit token solutions, interbank payment flows, and related platform integrations.
• Develop cloud-native services using containerisation technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Improve engineering quality through testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and operational monitoring.
• Apply clean architecture principles to create maintainable, testable, and resilient software solutions.
• Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and operations teams to deliver reliable and scalable backend services.
• Support high-availability platform design and performance optimisation for critical financial systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across development workflows, deployment practices, and production support.

Additional requirements:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Highly self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong focus on software quality, scalability, and reliability.
• Ability to work effectively in agile and fast-paced engineering environments.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to continuous learning and engineering best practices.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Additional technical training or certifications in cloud, systems administration, or software engineering are a plus.

Experience:

• Strong experience in backend software engineering with hands-on delivery in modern programming languages, including Go (Golang).
• Experience designing and building microservices architectures and API-driven platforms.
• Experience with REST and gRPC service development.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software delivery best practices.
• Strong understanding of SQL and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, scalability, performance tuning, and high-availability systems.
• Experience supporting payment infrastructure, payment gateway integrations, or transaction-processing platforms.
• Exposure to blockchain or digital asset infrastructure, including gateway or interbank payment solutions, is a plus.
• Experience working in financial systems or regulated technology environments is preferred.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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