Backend Developer (Go) – SDE 3

Company: Series A Fintech Startup

Location: Bangalore (Work From Office)

Experience: 4–8Years

Level: SDE 3

Fixed Compensation: ₹30–60 LPA

Industry: Fintech & Compliance

About the Company

A fast-growing fintech startup building AI-powered compliance and risk infrastructure for global enterprises. The platform helps financial institutions automate compliance, streamline onboarding, detect fraud, and manage regulatory workflows at scale.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Backend Developer (Go) to join our engineering team as an SDE 3. You’ll design and build highly scalable backend systems that power mission-critical fintech and compliance products for enterprise customers worldwide.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex distributed systems problems, driving technical decisions, and building reliable, high-performance platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Go (Golang).
• Architect and build high-performance REST APIs and microservices.
• Develop distributed systems capable of handling high-volume enterprise workloads.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, AI, and Platform teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Design and optimise databases, caching strategies, and backend infrastructure.
• Build integrations with financial systems and enterprise platforms.
• Improve application performance, observability, monitoring, reliability, and security.
• Participate in architecture reviews and influence engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested production code.

Required Skills

• 4–7 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Go (Golang).
• Strong understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and System Design.
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems.
• Strong experience building REST APIs and microservices.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging systems.
• Experience with Docker and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building fintech, payments, compliance, or risk management products.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working in high-growth product startups.
• Exposure to AI-powered applications or modern backend platforms is a plus.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive projects independently.
• Engineers who enjoy solving complex backend engineering challenges.
• Passion for building scalable, reliable, and maintainable software.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Strong collaboration and technical leadership skills.

What You’ll Get

• Fixed compensation between ₹30–60 LPA, based on experience.
• Opportunity to build cutting-edge fintech and compliance products.
• High ownership with direct impact on product and engineering decisions.
• Exposure to large-scale distributed systems and modern cloud infrastructure.
• Fast-paced engineering culture with significant learning and growth opportunities.