Sr Software Development Engineer - Backend

Global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, providing infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and businesses to process instant cross-border transactions.
$148,000 - $210,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance

Description For Sr Software Development Engineer - Backend

Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their Backend team in San Francisco. The company's payments infrastructure supports 100 currencies across 220+ markets, with real-time capabilities in 100 markets. They process funds disbursement to accounts, wallets, and cards, with local collection available in 35 markets and card issuance in 34 countries.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for building scalable and reliable backend systems using Java and other technologies, creating services and APIs that deliver value to customers. This role offers an opportunity to make impactful contributions in a fast-growing fintech company that holds regulatory licenses in more than 40 countries.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $148,000 - $210,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, performance bonuses, and equity opportunities for specific roles. Nium provides a flexible hybrid working environment, requiring 3 days per week in the office, and emphasizes employee development through training programs and learning stipends.

As a certified Great Place to Work and recognized among the world's top fintech companies by CNBC and CB Insights, Nium offers a diverse, global work environment with team members from over 33 nationalities across 18+ countries. The role presents an excellent opportunity for experienced backend engineers who want to contribute to the future of global payments infrastructure while working in a collaborative, innovative environment.

Last updated 5 days ago

Responsibilities For Sr Software Development Engineer - Backend

  • Deliver and own large features end-to-end
  • Collaborate with product team to deliver high impact for customers
  • Proactively identify ways to monitor quality, reliability, and security of systems
  • Abide by engineering best practices
  • Design, analyse, code, test, and deploy applications for large, complex projects

Requirements For Sr Software Development Engineer - Backend

Java
Python
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Experience building and operating highly available backend distributed systems
  • Proficiency in at least one of Java, Python, C++, C#, Golang
  • Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
  • Thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
  • Passion for turning business and product ideas into engineering solutions

Benefits For Sr Software Development Engineer - Backend

Medical Insurance
Education Budget
Mental Health Assistance
  • Competitive salaries
  • Performance bonuses
  • Equity for specific roles
  • Medical coverage
  • 24/7 employee assistance program
  • Generous vacation programs
  • Year-end shut down
  • Flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in office)
  • Role-specific training
  • Internal workshops
  • Learning stipend
  • Company-wide social events
  • Team bonding activities
  • Team offsites

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