Senior Software Engineer, Back-End
At a glance
Senior Backend Engineering role at Dakota. Remote, United States · full-time · $140,000–$200,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and improve back-end systems that support banking products integrated with blockchain
- Take charge of engineering projects from planning through delivery
- Spot and resolve problems in the product and code, including complex system failures
- Work with other engineering teams to deliver changes and support customer-facing financial products
What you bring
- At least five years of software engineering experience
- Strong working knowledge of Go
- You can lead engineering projects and diagnose difficult system issues
- You live in the US, UK, Spain or Portugal
Who this fits
This senior role suits an engineer who wants to build back-end systems and take ownership of projects, with room to specialize or work across domains. It is fully remote and open to people located in the US, UK, Spain or Portugal.
From the employer
About Dakota
At Dakota, we're building the next-generation global banking platform. Our mission is to empower businesses to operate globally by combining the best of crypto and traditional finance. Launched in 2024, Dakota already serves hundreds of customers and processes billions in annualized transaction volume.
From day one, Dakota has been a fully remote company. Our lean but experienced team is distributed across North America and Europe, united by a deep sense of ownership, a relentless focus on our customers, and a commitment to expanding economic freedom worldwide.
Please note: Dakota is a remote-only, equal-opportunity employer. At this time, we are able to hire within the U.S., United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer at Dakota, you'll join our core engineering team designing and implementing the robust back-end infrastructure that fuels our blockchain-integrated banking platform. From day one, you'll tackle high-visibility projects that directly impact our financial products and customer experience. Your career path can evolve toward deep technical specialization in specific components of our system or broaden into a versatile engineering role that spans multiple domains, depending on your strengths and our growing business requirements.
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as our primary cloud infrastructure provider
Kubernetes for orchestrating our containerized microservices
Golang for most of our backend services and infrastructure tools
TypeScript for our front-end applications, deployed via Vercel
PostgreSQL & TimescaleDB for data management and financial transaction history
Buildkite for CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
GitHub for version control and collaboration
Sentry for error tracking and Incident.io for incident management
Requirements
5+ years experience in software engineering
Strong grasp of Golang
Ability to own and drive engineering projects
Extreme proactivity in identifying and fixing issues in the product and code base
Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to diagnose complex system issues
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering teams
Located in the US, UK, Spain or Portugal
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with crypto/Web3
Familiarity with financial systems or payment processing
Proficient with LLMs and effective prompting techniques for major models, especially Claude
Knowledge of accounting principles or accounting systems
What We Offer
Engaging problems that increase economic freedom globally
A collaborative environment with a high-caliber team from Coinbase, Anchorage, Messari, Square, Airbnb, and more
Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth fintech
Fully remote working environment
Coworking space monthly stipend
Home office equipment stipend
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Regular team events and off-sites
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