Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (Reconciliation & Billing) at Synctera

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Jan, 26

Salary

190000.0

Posted On

27 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Go, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs, Distributed Systems, Process Improvements, Financial Services, Collaboration, Mentoring, Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo, Embedded Banking, FinTech, Billing Systems, Data Accuracy

Industry

Financial Services

Description

With the current increase in job recruitment phishing scams globally, we wanted to remind you that all official communications from Synctera will only come from a synctera.com email address. If you’ve received a communication regarding Synctera that you have a question or concern about, please contact recruiting@synctera.com. 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. What We're Doing At Synctera, we’re 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! What We’re Looking For As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll join our Reconciliation and Billing team, which ensures the accuracy and consistency of our financial data. The team ingests large volumes of information from our payment networks, ledger, and partner banks, and also builds and maintains our internal billing system to make sure we can get paid accurately and on time. We’re looking for someone who’s curious and enthusiastic about these areas–and about the broader FinTech ecosystem. You approach engineering with a product and customer mindset, especially when collaborating with teams outside of Product and Engineering. You have a strong sense of ownership, think critically about how to use technology to deliver value, and are motivated to maximize impact and drive meaningful progress. What You’ll Do Build and maintain backend services in Go (Golang) Partner with Product and Engineering teams to understand complex financial services challenges and design scalable, reliable solutions Identify and implement process improvements and best practices that raise the bar for quality and efficiency Find cleaner, simpler ways to solve technical problems and improve existing systems Lead by example–both in code and through day-to-day collaboration Keep learning, keep growing, and help your teammates do the same Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across the organization Mentor other Software Engineers through coaching, feedback, and hands-on guidance What You’ll Bring 4-6+ years of professional experience working as a Software Engineer Prior experience with Go Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases Experience in using and creating RESTful APIs, which will be consumed by our frontend engineers and our customers Experience building and designing distributed systems Nice to Have Experience with Python / GitLab APIs / Google Cloud APIs Experience being a part of early-stage, fast-moving engineering teams Familiarity with payment rails and financial systems Our Stack Our platform is built in Go (for backend services) and React with Typescript (for the Synctera Console, our frontend). We’re 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 (Google’s serverless compute platform), with Terraform orchestrating infrastructure, and tools like Argo facilitating deployments. Diversity & Inclusion 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. Benefits 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for US and Canadian employees and dependents Employer contribution to HSA for US employees Annual HCSA and generous extended health care coverage for Canadian employees and dependents 401(k) for US employees and RRSP for Canadian employees Mental health resources available for all employees Unlimited paid time off Generous paid new parent leave program Home office setup stipend Stock options program for all employees Growth potential and opportunity to have a significant impact at an early stage of our company's journey Working alongside a skilled and passionate team 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. To all recruiters and recruitment agencies: Synctera does not accept unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or to Synctera employees without an active vendor agreement in place. Synctera is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Responsibilities

As a Backend Software Engineer, you will build and maintain backend services in Go while collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to design scalable solutions. You will also identify process improvements and mentor other Software Engineers.