Senior Backend Engineer (L5) - Core trading
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📋 Description Senior Backend Engineer to own Client Trading Engine, Pricing Engine, Risk Management Engine, and Hands-on role; write code and set architectural direction for trading/risk. Architect large, latency-sensitive systems with scalable designs. Collaborate with product, risk, and pod EMs to align decisions with TPV and revenue goals. Break complex systems into components with clear contracts and deliverables. Focus on observability, alerting, recovery strategies, and scale as volumes grow. 🎯 Requirements 7–12 years building/operating production backend systems. Deep experience in distributed systems, consistency, and failure modes. Experience building orchestrators and long-running, durable workflows. Strong command of databases at scale (sharding, multi-region deployments). Track record with high-scale systems, observability, and tooling. Hands-on with architectural judgment from building complex systems. 🎁 Benefits Competitive salary and benefits. Equity in a rapidly growing startup. Impactful fintech work shaping global infrastructure. Collaborative culture with growth focus.