SDE 3 / 4 - Backend

As the "Senior Backend Engineer (SD3 or SD4)" at Aspora, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and scaling the core systems that power our fintech platform. You will be an early shaper of the design and architecture of the core product and platform and work closely with the founding team to deliver 10x value to our users. As an early-stage startup, we pride ourselves on our ability to roll up our sleeves and build from scratch. We will be shipping code frequently and learning as we go while satisfying all critical security, performance, and uptime requirements for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable backend systems and services powering Aspora's fintech offerings.
• Ship clean, efficient, production-grade code with strong attention to reliability and performance.
• Architect for scale; build resilient, fault-tolerant, and high-throughput systems.
• Partner cross-functionally with product, frontend, and infra teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Improve system health monitor performance, debug bottlenecks, and optimize backend components.
• Influence engineering direction contributes to architectural decisions, framework choices, and best practices.
• Drive long-term architectural vision, mentor engineers, and elevate technical standards across the team.
• Lead critical system design efforts and shape platform evolution.

Requirements:

• 6-12+ years of backend engineering experience (fit assessed for SDE III or SDE IV based on depth, ownership, and architectural strength).
• Strong ability to design modular, scalable, and high-performance systems.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Go, Python, or similar backend languages.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to balance speed with engineering rigor, especially in an early-stage environment.
• High ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and eagerness to build from scratch.
• Deep expertise in system design, architectural patterns, and scaling strategies.
• Experience guiding engineers, reviewing designs, and influencing org-wide technical decisions.