Senior/Staff Backend Payments Engineer
✨ AI Summary
Company Overview: Plasma is revolutionizing finance with Plasma One, a stablecoin neobank facilitating instant global transactions, daily yields, and Visa card spending in over 150 countries. Currently in private beta, we have attracted a waitlist of over 100,000 users. Our proprietary Plasma network is designed specifically for stablecoin payments, aiming to transform financial interactions.
Team Culture: At Plasma, we prioritize high standards, trust, and collaboration. Our team thrives on challenges, encourages open debate, and emphasizes ownership in one’s craft.
Role Overview: As a Senior Backend Payments Engineer, you will play a vital role in developing systems that ensure secure, scalable money movement across various platforms. You’ll be instrumental in shaping the payments architecture, focusing on transaction management, error handling, and system scalability.
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage backend systems in TypeScript for payments, balances, and reconciliation.
- Design robust money transfer processes ensuring consistency and reliability.
- Lead architectural decisions for the payments infrastructure.
- Collaborate with product and compliance teams to deliver high-quality financial solutions.
- Define strategies for managing edge cases like failures and chargebacks.
- Enhance engineering standards regarding code quality and incident response.
- Mentor engineers and promote technical clarity within the team.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in backend development, particularly with TypeScript (Node.js).
- Strong understanding of payment systems and financial infrastructure.
- Effective communication and leadership skills in technical settings.
