Staff Engineer
Description For Staff Engineer
Aspora is an innovative fintech startup building a Financial Services platform for immigrants worldwide, with initial focus on the Indian diaspora. Backed by prestigious investors including Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners, they're transforming cross-border banking for the modern age.
As a Staff Engineer at Aspora, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the technical foundation of a platform that serves 18 million Non-Resident Indians managing over $1.5T in wealth. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead core systems design and architecture, working with a dynamic team of 50 professionals who approach their work with the intensity and agility of a sports team.
The role demands a seasoned engineer with 7+ years of backend experience, combining technical excellence with leadership abilities. You'll be responsible for architecting scalable systems, driving technical direction, and mentoring other engineers. Your work will directly impact the company's ability to handle high-volume payments and real-time systems across global users.
What makes this role particularly compelling is the combination of technical challenges and real-world impact. You'll be working on complex distributed systems while helping to simplify banking for millions of immigrants. The position offers the opportunity to shape engineering culture, mentor future leaders, and build something that matters.
Working from the Bangalore office, you'll be at the heart of Aspora's engineering team, collaborating closely with product, mobile, and ops teams. The company values quick iterations while maintaining robust long-term solutions, making it ideal for engineers who thrive on balancing immediate needs with strategic goals.
If you're passionate about fintech, have deep expertise in distributed systems and AWS, and want to be part of a mission-driven company revolutionizing global banking, this role offers the perfect platform to make your mark. Join Aspora to build the future of cross-border banking while working with a team that values innovation, hustle, and collaboration.
Responsibilities For Staff Engineer
- Architect, design, and code scalable, high-performance systems from scratch
- Set engineering direction for backend and platform teams
- Collaborate across engineering, product, and infra to deliver key features
- Lead code reviews and design discussions with a focus on scalability and reliability
- Debug complex systems and drive performance improvements
- Build frameworks and tools that improve developer velocity
- Mentor engineers and help grow the technical bar at Aspora
Requirements For Staff Engineer
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience in fast-paced environments
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and system design
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Experience mentoring engineers and scaling systems
- Comfortable balancing quick iterations with robust long-term solutions
- Fintech/payments experience is a bonus
Benefits For Staff Engineer
- Own architecture at a breakout fintech startup
- Build for scale—across global users, high-volume payments, and real-time systems
- Work with a sharp, ambitious team that values speed, clarity, and craft
- Shape engineering culture and mentor the next generation of builders
- Create real-world impact serving millions of immigrants and their families
