Ramp is hiring a Staff Software Engineer | Backend

About the Role

This role involves leading the development and optimization of scalable backend services, ensuring system reliability and performance while mentoring engineers and influencing architectural direction.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement robust backend systems that support high-volume transaction processing
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliverables
  • Own critical components of the platform from design through production deployment
  • Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and system observability
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to technical decision-making across teams
  • Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in distributed systems
  • Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and maintainable
  • Work with data storage solutions to optimize query efficiency and reliability
  • Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis for production issues
  • Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve platform capabilities
  • Define and enforce API standards across services
  • Participate in system design reviews and provide technical feedback
  • Improve deployment pipelines and infrastructure automation
  • Support compliance and audit requirements for financial systems
  • Collaborate on cross-team initiatives to enhance platform interoperability

Nice to Have

  • Experience in financial technology or payments infrastructure
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements for financial platforms
  • Background in high-throughput transaction processing systems
  • Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications
  • Experience mentoring senior-level engineers

Compensation

Competitive salary based on experience and location

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with office and remote flexibility

Team

Engineering team focused on backend systems and platform infrastructure

Tech Stack

  • Primary languages include Go and TypeScript
  • Infrastructure built on Kubernetes with containerized services
  • Databases include PostgreSQL and Redis
  • Monitoring via Prometheus and Grafana
  • CI/CD powered by GitHub Actions and internal tooling

Impact

  • Engineers directly influence product direction and technical strategy
  • Projects focus on improving system reliability and developer velocity
  • Work impacts how businesses manage financial operations at scale

Available for qualified candidates

Required Skills
PythonPostgreSQLDistributed SystemsAPI DevelopmentAWSMicroservicesEvent-driven ArchitecturePerformance OptimizationSecurity
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Ramp
Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. They automate how over $100B in annualized spend flows in and out of 50,000+ companies by authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books.
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Posted 10 months ago