Senior Software Engineer, CDP - Money Movement

About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Money Movement team, you will focus on building and maintaining backend systems that facilitate stablecoin transactions, including pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals. This role requires a hands-on approach to designing and implementing secure and scalable solutions that impact the future of global payments.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance, to ensure robust solutions are delivered. Mentorship of fellow engineers and driving complex technical projects from design to production will be key aspects of your responsibilities.

The annual base salary for this position is set at $141,000.

Skills that matter here

• Go: The role requires proficiency in Go for backend development.
• Java: Java is another backend language that candidates should be proficient in.
• AWS: Experience with AWS is necessary for managing cloud infrastructure.
• GCP: Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform is also required.
• blockchain: Candidates should have experience with blockchain technologies.
• stablecoins: Knowledge of stablecoins is essential for this role.

Who this role suits

• Candidates should have a strong background in software engineering, ideally with experience in fintech or cryptocurrency.
• They should be comfortable working in a fast-paced and intense environment.
• A collaborative mindset is important, as the role involves working with various teams.
• The ideal candidate should be proactive and take ownership of projects from start to finish.

From the employer

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems and infrastructure that power stablecoin-based money movement, including pay-ins, payouts, deposits, and withdrawals.
• Own key projects end-to-end as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI), driving them from design through production with high accountability.
• Build internal and external APIs that enable businesses and partners to embed stablecoin-powered payments into their products.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Infrastructure, and Compliance to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
• Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability challenges across distributed systems.
• Mentor engineers on architectural best practices and contribute to raising the technical bar across the team.

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating large-scale backend systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto.
• Proficiency in backend languages (e.g., Go, Java, or similar) and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP), with hands-on experience designing distributed systems and APIs.
• Track record of serving as DRI for complex technical projects, driving end-to-end delivery from system design through production deployment.
• Experience integrating with or building on blockchain or crypto technologies such as stablecoins, on-chain payments, or smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Base).
• Proven ability to write technical design documents and communicate system architecture trade-offs to product and engineering stakeholders.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

• The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).
• Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $191,100—$191,100 CAD.
• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 4 applications per 30-day period.
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