Staff Software Engineer, Financial Systems Architecture

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Argentina.

📋 Description

• Oversee the migration from a monolithic legacy infrastructure to a contemporary Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) utilizing the Strangler Fig pattern, guaranteeing no downtime and complete data consistency.

• Develop and implement resilient idempotency strategies and distributed locking systems to ensure that all financial transactions are processed exactly once.

• Design and construct metering and rating systems that can handle high-cardinality usage data, accommodating intricate tiered and usage-based billing frameworks.

• Create and uphold scalable and secure integrations with essential ERP and payment platforms, such as NetSuite, Stripe, Zuora, and Chargebee.

• Set exceptional benchmarks for performance, monitoring, and alerting within our financial ecosystem, ensuring high availability and swift incident resolution.

• Serve as a mentor and technical advisor for our senior engineering team, leading comprehensive architectural assessments and producing Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) to guide our strategic roadmap.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in building and scaling dependable backend systems, particularly focusing on financial or high-transaction environments.

• A demonstrated history of effectively transitioning legacy monoliths to modern service-oriented architectures (experience with PHP refactoring is notably advantageous).

• Profound expertise in Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP, with practical knowledge in Kubernetes, Terraform, and serverless computing.

• Strong comprehension of global financial intricacies, encompassing multi-currency management, tax automation, and revenue recognition standards.

• Hands-on experience in applying PCI, SOC2, and GDPR regulations, with an emphasis on secure authentication (OAuth 2.0, JWT).

• Outstanding capability to convert complex business requirements from Finance and Operations into scalable and elegant technical designs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Total Autonomy: You will establish the technical vision and spearhead the migration roadmap without the constraints of traditional corporate bureaucracy.

• Tangible Impact: Your contributions will significantly affect how value is transferred across borders for our global enterprise clients.

• Remote Excellence: We are a fully remote-first organization that prioritizes deep work, asynchronous communication, and results over mere presence.

• Continuous Growth: We offer a dedicated budget for conferences, certifications, and advanced technical training.