Fintech Engineering Lead

🚀Now Hiring: Fintech Engineering Lead (San Francisco Only)💼 Visa Status: US Citizens and Green Card Holders (Only)📍 Location: San Francisco, CA (Full-Time | Local Candidates Only)💼 Experience: 10+ years🛠️ Stack: Python (FastAPI), Go, Rust, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWSWe are building a high-performance, international financial services platform handling real money at scale. As our Fintech Engineering Lead, you will partner directly with the technical founders in San Francisco to architect, secure, and scale a highly reliable B2C banking and payments application from the ground up.⚠️ Note: This position is open strictly to candidates currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are not accepting remote or out-of-state applicants for this role.🌟 What You’ll Do:Architect from Scratch: Work alongside technical founders to design and build a secure, monolithic Python (FastAPI) infrastructure supported by Postgres and Redis on AWS.Scale for Performance: Identify performance bottlenecks and strategically break out microservices using Go (Golang) or Rust.Integrate Core Infrastructure: Build seamless integrations with cryptocurrency wallets, banking service providers, international payment rails, and robust ledger systems.Set the Standard: Establish and enforce industry-best engineering practices for security, reliability, and data integrity.🎯 What We’re Looking For:Bay Area Local: Currently residing in or near San Francisco and ready to work locally with the founding team.10+ Years of Fintech Experience: A proven track record of shipping production-ready fintech software.Domain Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience in at least one critical domain: ledgering, payment processing, stablecoin infra, or risk/fraud management.Backend Mastery: Strong fundamentals with relational databases (PostgreSQL), caching layers (Redis), and cloud infrastructure (AWS).Bonus Points: A full-stack skillset and a willingness to flex across other parts of the product when needed.🎁 What’s In It For You:Founding-Level Impact: Shape the technical direction, culture, and architecture of a high-growth fintech platform.Cutting-Edge Tech: Work with a modern stack that embraces Python, Go, and Rust for ultimate performance.Solve Hard Problems: Move real money internationally at scale, navigating the intersection of traditional banking and web3 infrastructure.