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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Backend-Fintech Platform - **Company:** RIPPLE NEUROTECH VENTURES, LLC - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $280,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Software Quality, Data Integrity, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Software, MongoDB, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Scripting, ReactJS, Apache Spark, Backend, Kubernetes, Slack, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Golang - **Published:** September 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-backend-fintech-platform-seattle-wa--acfd3ba8-d30f-44c0-91c5-4cce2039d9ba ## About the Role * Strong backend engineering experience building scalable, production-grade systems. * Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, data models, event-driven workflows, or financial infrastructure. * Strong engineering judgment around failure modes, data integrity, observability, and operational response. * Experience leading complex technical projects and mentoring engineers. * Interest in fintech or financial infrastructure; experience with payments, payroll, banking, tax, treasury, ledgers, reconciliation, or regulated systems is a plus. * Familiarity with technologies such as Go, Python, TypeScript, React, Spark, Flink, MongoDB, Kafka, Kubernetes, Terraform, or AWS is helpful, but not required. Direct Fintech experience is nice to have but not required., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Banking Services, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Distributed Computing, Establish Priorities, Finance, Leadership, Local Tax, Mentoring, Microsoft Product Family, MongoDB, Onboarding, Payroll Software/Services, Payroll Tax, Product Design, Project Engineering, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reconciliation, Regulations, Risk, Risk Management, Slack, Software Engineering, System Lifecycle, Tax Regulations, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, Treasury ## Description We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses. About the Fintech Platform Rippling's Fintech Platform builds the systems that make global payroll and money movement accurate, reliable, and scalable. We turn complex workforce, payroll, tax, compliance, and banking data into payments for employees, tax authorities, and entities worldwide. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will join the Fintech Platform organization and be matched to a team based on your experience and business needs. Teams own foundational capabilities such as payroll orchestration, payment execution, ledgers, reconciliation, treasury, risk, and global compliance. This is systems work where correctness is tangible: the software you build helps ensure people are paid accurately and on time. What you will do (focus on one or multiple areas below): * Design, build, and scale backend systems that power global payroll and payments infrastructure. * Develop high-integrity systems for payroll calculations, filings, ledgers, payment orders, reconciliation, treasury, and risk controls. * Create country-agnostic platform primitives that can support local tax, compliance, banking, and payroll requirements across many regions. * Build APIs and integration layers that ingest complex customer, partner, payroll-provider, banking, and compliance data with strong correctness guarantees. * Solve distributed-systems problems involving high-volume financial data, state transitions, retries, and integrations with banks, payroll providers, and regulatory partners. * Partner closely with product, design, operations, compliance, payroll experts, and payments teams to turn ambiguous business problems into robust technical systems. * Mentor other engineers and raise the engineering bar through technical design, code quality, operational rigor, and clear ownership. ## Related Videos - [Inside Bitpanda's Tech Stack: Scaling a European Fintech Leader - Markus Dorner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1979-inside-bitpanda-s-tech-stack-scaling-a-european-fintech-leader-markus-dorner) - [Stack Overflow: Community and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/600-stack-overflow-community-and-ai) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Fintech Rebellion: How Developers Are Disrupting the Future of Commerce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/596-fintech-rebellion-how-developers-are-disrupting-the-future-of-commerce) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)