Job Title: Payment Backend Developer
Work Type: Full Time - In Office
Salary Range: $140K - $170K annually + equity
Location: Toronto, ON
About the Company:
We are currently working with a leading Canadian FinTech startup in their search for a Senior Backend Developer to join their team.
Reporting directly to the Director of Engineering - you'll design and develop a scalable, reliable, and secure backend that handles complex financial transactions with precision.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain a reliable financial ledger (double-entry)
- Design scalable, event-driven systems for processing payments
- Create secure APIs to connect with banks and partners
- Manage complex workflows for sending, reversing, and reconciling payments
- Ensure systems are accurate, compliant, and fully auditable
Qualifications:
- 5+ years backend experience, including 3+ in fintech or payments
- Strong knowledge of ledgers, reconciliation, and financial data
- Experience with distributed systems and tools like Kafka
- Familiarity with workflow tools like Temporal.io (or similar)
- Focus on accuracy, security, and building systems that scale
If this sounds like you then please apply!
Please note - only qualified applicants will be contacted.
