Backend Engineering Lead (Go; Compliance)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend systems powering compliance and risk products
• Build scalable services and APIs primarily using Go
• Own technical architecture for compliance-related systems including onboarding, monitoring, restrictions, and internal tooling
• Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, AML Ops, and Product teams to translate regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Design reliable, auditable, and secure systems with strong observability and operational workflows
• Improve automation and operational efficiency across compliance processes
• Mentor engineers and help establish strong engineering standards and backend best practices
• Participate in hiring and help scale the engineering team

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong backend engineering expertise, particularly with Go
• Experience building production-grade APIs and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of system reliability, security, and auditability
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with compliance and operational stakeholders
• Startup mindset with strong ownership and execution ability
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern engineering workflows

Benefits

• Experience working on compliance, fintech, payments, fraud, identity, or risk-related products
• Familiarity with systems such as KYC/KYB, AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, or operational tooling
• Experience in crypto, stablecoins, or Web3 infrastructure
• Experience building internal tooling and workflow systems
• Exposure to multi-jurisdiction compliance environments
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and high-scale backend systems
• Experience with AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, or Redis