Cardless
Software Engineer - Backend
San Francisco
Sponsorship not specified$165k-$260kDetected 14 days ago
PythonJavaDistributed SystemsMachine Learning
About the role
- Cardless is looking for an experienced backend engineer to join our exceptional team!
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems and services that support Cardless's core financial products
- Take ownership of projects from design through production - including requirements gathering, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, other engineers, and stakeholders (external partners, risk, compliance) to deliver high-quality features quickly and reliably
- Identify and drive improvements in system reliability, observability, performance, and developer experience
- Track record of delivering complex technical projects end-to-end, collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners
- ✈️ Team building events & happy hours
Requirements
- Proficiency with a modern backend language (e.g. Java, Python) and ecosystem
Nice to have
- Familiarity with financial systems, reconciliation workflows, or data integrity challenges
- Exposure to ML pipelines or feature stores
- You'll join a collaborative, fast-moving team that values craftsmanship, curiosity, and impact.
- Note: This role is open to experienced engineers only
Compensation
- This role has an annual starting salary range of $165,000-$260,000 + equity + benefits (see below). Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, and specific work location.
Benefits
- We're proud to offer our team excellent benefits:
- 💸 Meaningful Start-up equity
- 🏥 100% health, vision & dental primary coverage
- ➕ 75% health, vision & dental dependent coverage
- 🚎 $250/month Commuter benefit
- 👶 Parental leave
- 🌴 Flexible PTO with a minimum of 15 days off per year
- This role has an annual starting salary range of $165,000-$260,000 + equity + benefits (see below).
Company info
- Passion for building robust, maintainable systems that have real-world impact for customers
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