Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Platform

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Software Engineer developing backend services and managing infrastructure for Synctera's FinTech platform. Collaborating with product teams to deliver reliable features in a high-autonomy environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, enhance, and maintain Synctera’s Google Cloud and CI/CD infrastructure
  • Build and maintain scalable, reliable backend services in Go (Golang)
  • Build and evolve platform tooling that improves reliability and the internal developer experience
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure platform stability and reliability
  • Help define and drive Synctera’s infrastructure and developer experience roadmap
  • Work across engineering teams to support shared platform needs and act as an escalation point for infrastructure-related questions
  • Find cleaner, simpler ways to solve technical problems and improve existing systems
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to solve engineering problems
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to understand complex financial services challenges and design solutions
  • Identify and implement process improvements and development best practices that raise the bar for quality and efficiency
  • Advocate for and mentor software engineers in development best practices, fostering skill and knowledge-sharing across the team

Requirements:

  • 4-6+ years of professional work experience as a software engineer
  • Experience with Go or a comparable structured and opinionated language
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
  • Experience with at least one major cloud provider, preferably Google Cloud
  • Experience in using and creating RESTful APIs, which will be consumed by our frontend engineers and our customers
  • Hunger to learn and the ability to guide your own learning
  • Nice to have:
  • Experience with data engineering and data pipelines (Postgres, BigQuery, dbt, Airflow)
  • Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (PCI, SOC 2, SOC 1)
  • Experience being a part of early-stage, fast-moving engineering teams

Benefits:

  • 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for US and Canadian employees and dependents
  • Employer contribution to HSA for US employees
  • Annual HCSA and generous extended health care coverage for Canadian employees and dependents
  • 401(k) for US employees and RRSP for Canadian employees
  • Mental health resources available for all employees
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Generous paid new parent leave program
  • Home office setup stipend
  • Stock options program for all employees
  • Growth potential and opportunity to have a significant impact at an early stage of our company's journey
  • Working alongside a skilled and passionate team