Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (Platform)
Synctera
US or Canada (Remote), Unknown
Full-Time
$150,000
RemoteExecutive
At Synctera, were powering the future of FinTech. We help companies create new revenue streams and enhance their value proposition with FinTech apps and embedded banking products. With APIs, compliance support, and bank partners in one end-to-end Banking as a Service platform, Synctera is the fastest and easiest way to build, launch, and scale bank accounts, debit cards, charge cards, lending, and more. We help banks increase deposits and non-interest income by expanding their footprint through FinTech and embedded finance partnerships. The Synctera Platform enables banks to manage their program through a fully compliant, scalable solution.
We are looking for interesting, curious, wickedly smart people who are ready to jump in and run with our fast-growing team. If you want to have fun at work, collaborate with some of the sharpest people in the industry, grow the FinTech and Banking as a Service ecosystem, and love to win, read on!
At Synctera, engineers play a hands-on role in building and evolving our core platform. With smaller teams and fewer layers, engineers have real ownership over their work, move quickly from idea to execution, and contribute directly to technical decisions that matter.
Youll work on internal systems that must be reliable, secure, and scalable, while helping shape how the platform continues to grow and mature. Its an environment designed for engineers who enjoy meaningful impact, autonomy, and solving complex problems in a regulated, real-world context.
Our platform is built in Go (for backend services) and React with Typescript (for the Synctera Console, our frontend). Were built on top of Google Cloud Platform and typically use Postgres (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB), Redis (Cloud Memorystore), and Pub/Sub as our core application stack, with OpenAPI specifications being used to both document our API and be the foundation for inter-service communication.
Our infrastructure is predominantly a mixture of Kubernetes (Google Kubernetes Engine) and Cloud Run (Googles serverless compute platform), with Terraform orchestrating infrastructure, and tools like Argo facilitating deployments.
As a software engineer on the Platform team, you will be a core contributor to Syncteras foundational infrastructure. This includes designing and building essential backend services, managing customer and internal-facing infrastructure, and developing sophisticated developer tooling. The Platform team is indispensable to engineering, establishing the architecture and providing the robust services that enable all product teams to ship new features reliably and efficiently. You will frequently collaborate with product teams, occasionally embedding with them to provide deep systems expertise for complex feature development.
This is a high-autonomy role that requires a curious, adaptable, and highly motivated individual. You will navigate cross-functional product and engineering initiatives, serve as the primary escalation point for all infrastructure-related queries, and proactively drive robust solutions that improve systems across multiple teams.
Synctera is committed to having a workforce that is reflective of the diversity within the United States and Canada. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity, and all those who can provide different perspectives and contribute to the diversification of Synctera.
The base salary for this full-time position (USD: $150,000 - $190,000, CAD: $130,000 - $180,000) is determined by role, level, and location. The range informed in this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries across all US and Canadian locations. Within the range, individual pay will be determined by work location, job-related skills, experience, relevant training, and other factors.
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Please note that although all positions at Synctera are remote, candidates must be located and authorized to work in the US or Canada as a precondition of employment. Synctera does not sponsor applicants for work visas.