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Synctera · 1 day ago

Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (Cards) (Contract)

positionUnited States
timeContract
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$72/hr - $92/hr
date4+ years exp

Synctera is a FinTech company that provides an end-to-end Banking as a Service platform, helping businesses create new revenue streams through embedded banking products. They are seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (Cards) to build and maintain scalable backend services, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to major technical decisions within the Cards team.

BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTech
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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

GoPostgreSQLGoogle CloudRESTful APIsKubernetesTerraformCard processingPythonGitLab APIsISO 8583Fintech experience

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

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Synctera is a banking technology platform that enables community banks and fintech companies to collaborate and provide financial services.
dateFounded in 2020
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.synctera.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$94M
Key Investors
NAventuresFin CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners
2025-03-12Series A· $15M
2024-03-04Series A· $18.6M
2023-03-09Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Peter Hazlehurst
Co-Founder and CEO
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Ellen Linardi
CPTO
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