Staff Backend Engineer

About the Company

At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Mesh is bridging the gap between tokenized assets and everyday commerce by building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy. Backed by PayPal Ventures, Paradigm, and Galaxy Ventures, we are building a global crypto payments network.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the roadmap and implementation for multiple areas of focus
• Drive technical architecture decisions and system designs
• Provide technical leadership across teams
• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs
• Work closely with Azure cloud services for deployment and scalability
• Optimize performance and scalability of backend systems for large data volumes
• Build secure, crypto-first products to facilitate payments and transfers
• Champion best practices in software engineering, infrastructure as code, and DevSecOps

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years in fintech or payments infrastructure
• Strong backend skills in C#, C++, Go, Java, or Python
• Proficiency in Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD
• Knowledge of security concepts (AuthN, AuthZ, SAML, API security, encryption)
• Understanding of crypto concepts (blockchains, RPCs, self-custody wallets)
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience leading engineering in a high-growth startup environment