Software Engineer

California

Development - Back End

Permanent

Our client, a fast-growing venture-backed FinTech startup, is hiring a Software Engineer to join their team in California. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping both product and engineering foundations, building new features and products at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision and payments infrastructure from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Build and deliver core product features across the full stack.
Develop Machine Learning-powered systems for fraud detection and card scanning.
Improve frontend user experience and backend functionality.
Design, implement and maintain databases and production infrastructure.
Write practical Python scripts and rapid prototypes to support experimentation.
Work closely with the CEO to shape product direction and strategy.

Skillset

Product-focused engineer with a practical, problem-solving mindset and real-world impact focus.
Broad technical capability across frontend, backend data, and infrastructure.
Strong commitment to production-grade systems and high code quality.
Proven ability to work independently in fast-paced startup environments.
Strong bias toward shipping and iterating on user-facing features quickly.
Interest or experience in deep learning and computer vision.