Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Ledger)

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• As a Staff Engineer on the FinHub - Ledger team within the Platform group, you'll own the architectural direction of Company's core ledgering systems that process billions of transactions. This team builds the foundational infrastructure that powers financial accuracy and reliability across the company. You'll make critical technical decisions, drive platform improvements, and lead high-impact cross-functional projects that define how we build scalable, highly available systems at Company's growing scale.
• Architect and build foundational backend systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability across ledgering and transaction processing infrastructure
• Drive strategic technical direction for complex, cross-team initiatives spanning engineering, product, and finance
• Establish and evolve platform best practices, frameworks, and architectural standards that raise the quality bar for the broader engineering organization
• Provide deep technical mentorship, guide design decisions, and develop senior engineers across the team
• Shape the team's technical roadmap by collaborating with engineering leadership to identify high-leverage investments and anticipate scaling bottlenecks
• Embed AI into engineering and operational practices to drive system improvements and workflow efficiency
• 8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production, with deep expertise in backend programming (e.g., Go, Python, Java) and cloud-native architecture
• Proven track record designing highly available, high-performance systems, including experience with ledgering, trading systems, or high-precision transaction processing
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions for technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as Go, Kubernetes, and Postgres, with the ability to anticipate scaling bottlenecks and drive proactive architectural improvements
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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