Staff Backend Engineer
✨ AI Summary
LemFi, a Series B startup, is revolutionizing financial services for the Global South. With a diverse team of over 400 members across 20 countries, we aim to create a financial ecosystem that empowers immigrants by providing affordable remittances, multi-currency accounts, and tools for long-term wealth creation. Our platform processes over $1 billion in transactions monthly, ensuring financial accessibility regardless of borders.
Role Overview: We are seeking a Staff Engineer to be the driving force behind our Remittance Platform, facilitating millions of cross-border transactions each month. This role encompasses not just coding, but also leading architectural strategies that ensure secure and efficient money transfers for immigrants globally.
Main Responsibilities:
- Technical Strategy: Guide architectural decisions across teams to ensure scalability and efficiency.
- Establish Standards: Set benchmarks for design, implementation, and reliability within the engineering team.
- Component Ownership: Take charge of critical system components, exemplifying excellence.
- Mentorship: Provide guidance to engineers, resolving challenges through effective communication.
- Strategic Collaboration: Work with Product, Data, and Growth teams to align technical goals with company objectives.
Requirements:
- 7+ years in building scalable distributed systems.
- Expertise in Go programming language for distributed services.
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design, RESTful APIs, and advanced infrastructure tools like PostgreSQL and Kafka.
- Familiarity with AWS, Docker, and observability practices.
