Backend Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems at scale — you've owned services from design through deployment and have tackled complex engineering challenges in the fintech space. Your deep expertise in Java and microservices architecture allows you to design high-performance systems that handle millions of transactions daily while ensuring compliance with strict regulatory requirements.

You possess strong systems thinking skills — you can coordinate complex interactions between payments, fraud detection, user management, and compliance systems. Your technical leadership experience enables you to drive architecture decisions that impact the entire platform, establishing best practices for a growing team. You enjoy mentoring junior engineers, guiding them in coding standards and design patterns, and fostering a collaborative team environment.

What you'll do

In this role, you will architect critical financial systems, designing and implementing payment processing, fraud detection, and compliance systems that handle millions of dollars daily. You will lead cross-domain solutions, coordinating complex interactions between various systems to ensure seamless operation and compliance with regulatory standards. Your role will involve driving technical decisions that shape the future of our platform, establishing best practices, and mentoring junior engineers to help them grow in their careers.

You will collaborate closely with other engineers and stakeholders to ensure that the systems you design are robust, scalable, and secure. Your ability to solve complex engineering challenges will be crucial as you work on integrating multiple third-party financial services and maintaining high uptime standards. You will also be responsible for documenting your architectural decisions and ensuring that the team adheres to established coding standards and design patterns.

What we offer

Astra is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will have the chance to work on mission-critical financial infrastructure that impacts businesses handling significant transaction volumes. Join us in shaping the future of fintech and making a difference in the industry.