Monstro is looking to solve the problem of redefining personal finance management through a global financial platform, and is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to lay the technical foundation of the platform and shape the overall core architecture.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on back-end systems.
- Proven track record in architecting and scaling cloud-native systems (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Strong experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Expertise in databases (SQL and NoSQL), data pipelines, and performance optimization.
- Experience designing and securing APIs and microservices.
- Proficiency in one or more back-end programming languages (Node.js, Python, Java, etc.) with full stack capability.
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, and cloud deployments.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement back-end systems, APIs, data pipelines, and integrations, ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Lead decisions around architecture, infrastructure, and cloud strategy.
- Own infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Establish best practices for monitoring, observability, availability, and disaster recovery.
- Build secure, compliant systems on AWS, GCP, or Azure, with experience in multi-region/global deployments.
- Implement strong security practices for a fintech-grade environment (encryption, authentication, access controls, data privacy).
- Transition design prototypes into functional, production-ready solutions, focusing on reliability, performance, and scale.
Other
- Hands-on builder who thrives in ambiguity.
- Proactive problem-solver who can make independent technical decisions.
- Excellent communicator who collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Passion for Monstro’s mission to democratize financial access and disrupt fintech.
- Early-stage startup experience strongly preferred.
