Synctera · 3 weeks ago
Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (Cards) (Contract)
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$72/hr - $92/hr
4+ years expSynctera is powering the future of FinTech by helping companies create new revenue streams with their Banking as a Service platform. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Cards team to build and maintain scalable backend services, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor other engineers in development best practices.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build and maintain scalable, reliable backend services in Go (Golang)
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
Assist in building a new foundation for our card issuing/processing subsystem
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Experience with Python / GitLab APIs / Google Cloud APIs
Experience being a part of early-stage, fast-moving engineering teams
Familiarity with payment rails and financial systems
Experience with card issuing/processing
Experience working with ISO 8583
Experience integrating with third party vendor APIs
Fintech experience
Company
Synctera
Synctera is a banking technology platform that enables community banks and fintech companies to collaborate and provide financial services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$94MKey Investors
NAventuresFin CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners
2025-03-12Series A· $15M
2024-03-04Series A· $18.6M
2023-03-09Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Peter Hazlehurst
Co-Founder and CEO
Ellen Linardi
CPTO
Recent News
2025-11-18
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2025-10-29
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