Staff Software Engineer

SWISS NYC, LLC
United States
17 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Database Design Distributed Systems Enterprise Messaging Systems NoSQL Cloud Services Blockchain Standard Sql
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Software Engineering SQL Databases Backend Build Management Kubernetes Web3.js Microservices

Job description

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll help design and build the backend systems that power high-volume payments, digital asset movement and developer-facing services., * Design and build scalable backend services and distributed systems.

  • Develop secure, high-performance APIs powering payment and digital asset infrastructure.
  • Improve blockchain infrastructure and core platform services.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams on architecture and technical design.
  • Integrate with banking and financial technology partners.
  • Build reliable infrastructure using cloud services, messaging systems and SQL/NoSQL databases.
  • Drive technical excellence and contribute to engineering best practices across the organization.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
  • Strong experience with Java and Go.
  • Deep knowledge of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
  • Experience designing and building production-grade APIs.
  • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP or Azure).
  • Experience with Kubernetes, EKS or ECS.
  • Strong SQL and database design skills.
  • Experience in payments, financial infrastructure, blockchain or Web3 is highly valued.

About the company

Swiss Nexus is a Switzerland-based recruitment firm specializing in Web3, blockchain and fintech hiring worldwide. We partner with leading technology companies to help them build exceptional engineering, product and leadership teams., Our client is a global technology company building critical infrastructure for digital money and next-generation payments.

Their platform enables businesses, institutions and developers to build with blockchain technology, powering secure, scalable and globally accessible financial infrastructure.

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