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Senior Back End Software Engineer

Posted: May 31, 2025

Job Description

Galileo is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their Markets Team, focusing on building and scaling systems for global market expansion in the Fintech payments industry. This role involves significant hands-on technical contribution, team leadership, and design/implementation of critical microservices and infrastructure.

Key Information

  • Location Model: Remote
  • Location Details: USA Only (excluding Hawaii or Alaska)
  • Salary Range: $1 - $2 USD
  • Years Experience Min: 6+ years
  • Employment Type: Permanent
  • Company Industry: FinTech
  • Visa Sponsorship: N/A
  • Relocation Assistance: N/A
  • Working Hours: N/A

Technical Stack

  • Core (Must-Have):
    • Python (3+ years professional experience)
    • AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis Firehose, SQS, SNS, EKS, EC2, S3, IAM Roles, VPC Endpoints)
    • Terraform (or related IaaS technologies)
    • SQL
    • REST APIs
  • Nice-to-Have:
    • Snowflake
    • Web caching / Load balancing

Role & Responsibilities

  • Key Responsibilities:
    • Plan, design, and build elegant backend solutions.
    • Manage the complete software development process for the team.
    • Design and implement overall system architecture for scalability.
    • Lead and mentor a small team of backend and ML engineers.
    • Communicate engineering concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Must-Have Qualifications:
    • 6+ years backend software development experience.
    • Expertise in AWS technology stack.
    • Experience creating Infrastructure as Code (IaaS).
    • Proficiency in design patterns, security, performance, and usability.
    • Ability to lead and mentor a technical team.
  • Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
    • Prior exposure to the payments industry (risk/fraud solutions).
    • Familiarity with Snowflake.

Company & Culture

  • Benefits Highlights:
    • Comprehensive and competitive benefits (details via provided link).
  • Potential Red Flags / Things to Note:
    • The stated salary range ($1-$2 USD) appears to be an error or placeholder.
    • Remote work is not available from Hawaii or Alaska.
  • Company Culture Snippets:
    • Welcoming and collaborative environment.
    • Opportunity to make a significant impact.
    • Fast-moving, highly-collaborative environment.

Job Details

Salary

1.5

Location

Remote / Costa Rica