Senior Backend

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯
This role is for one of our client companies — a VC-backed FinTech (Education Payments startup.
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: Up to 40LPA
Apply once and, if selected, get access to up to 20 remote and onsite interview opportunities.
🚀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
CodeRound AI matches the top 5% tech talent with the fastest-growing, VC-funded AI startups across Silicon Valley and India.
Top-tier product startups across the US, UK, EU, UAE, and India have hired top engineers through CodeRound.
🚀 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 (3+ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)
We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Python and distributed systems expertise to build and scale core financial technology products. If you have a background in fintech and thrive in taking end-to-end ownership of high-performance systems, we want to hear from you.
🧩 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗼
Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services.
Build and optimise APIs supporting financial products, payment workflows, lending, and credit operations.
Ensure data integrity, transaction consistency, idempotency, and reliability across financial systems.
Design efficient database schemas, optimise queries, and improve application performance.
Build asynchronous processing pipelines and event-driven services using messaging systems and queues.
Contribute to system architecture, technical design discussions, code reviews, and engineering standards.
Monitor production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve observability and fault tolerance.
Collaborate with product, frontend, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver robust financial solutions.
✅ 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂
3–5 years of hands-on backend engineering experience, preferably in fintech or financial services.
Strong proficiency in Python and experience writing production-grade backend code.
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services and APIs.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, system design, data modelling, and database optimisation.
Experience working with financial workflows, payments, lending, banking, or transaction-heavy systems.
Understanding of transaction integrity, data consistency, fault tolerance, and system reliability.
✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀?
Build and own the core engine of our global payments platform.
Scale a high-growth fintech product from the very ground up.
Work alongside a high-caliber team obsessed with engineering excellence.
Accelerate your career with rapid growth and immense technical ownership.

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