Uphold · 2 weeks ago
Senior Backend Engineer (Digital Payments)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$225K/yr - $225K/yr
8+ years expUphold is a financial technology company focused on on-chain services for finance. The Senior Backend Engineer will lead the development of backend services for global payment systems, ensuring scalability and security while mentoring junior engineers.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend services and APIs that power Uphold's global payment infrastructure
Architect scalable and resilient services with a strong emphasis on security, observability, and fault tolerance
Deeply understand the business domain and proactively identify technical solutions to drive product strategy
Contribute to the evolution of the team's software engineering practices and development lifecycle
Guide the integration with external payment networks, banking partners, and service providers
Own the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from ideation to deployment and monitoring
Actively mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural discussions
Participate in on-call rotations to support production systems as needed
Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define technical requirements and translate them into reliable solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of experience in backend development with a strong track record of delivering production-grade systems
Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, with proficiency in modern backend frameworks
Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, RPC protocols, and microservices architecture
Experience with event-driven systems and message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, or NSQ
Advanced understanding of PostgreSQL or other relational databases and Redis
Familiarity with cloud-native technologies, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS-based deployment environments
Commitment to security best practices, particularly for handling sensitive financial data
Proven experience optimizing systems for performance, scalability, and observability
Excellent communication skills and the ability to drive consensus in a cross-functional setting
Passion for mentorship and fostering a collaborative engineering culture
Preferred
Experience in the Fintech or payments industry
Knowledge of Temporal.io or similar orchestration frameworks for distributed workflows
Familiarity with financial protocols, ISO 20022, or payment gateway integration
Contributions to open source or internal developer tooling
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines in production environments
Familiarity with SOC2, PCI-DSS, or other compliance requirements in regulated environments
Benefits
An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people that keep up innovating and challenging more each day.
An international team, in a cutting edge field, working on the most fascinating projects.
Growth and career opportunities, and the chance to be proactive and creative.
A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of coffee and other great benefits.
Open and transparent culture - we get together on a weekly basis to share updates, strategic plans, and engage with each other informally over food and drinks.
Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.
Innovation and impact: contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment.
Strong company culture: thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence.
Global collaboration: participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group.
Development opportunities: access training and mentorship programs.
Company
Uphold
Uphold’s technology enables individuals and businesses to invest, exchange, spend and transfer currencies, commodities, equities, and more.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$74.9MKey Investors
Hard YakaVenovate
2019-01-01Series C· $50.6M
2017-01-01Seed· $2.6M
2014-12-09Series B· $16.7M
Leadership Team
J.P. Thieriot
CEO
Robin O'Connell
CEO, Enterprise at Uphold, Inc.
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