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San Francisco, California, United States
Onsite
Cardless is looking for an experienced backend engineer to join our exceptional team! You’ll play a key role in designing, building, and scaling the systems that power our co-branded credit card platform spanning domains like applications, accounts, transactions, fraud, risk, and rewards.
As a software engineer, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
Design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems and services that support Cardless’s core financial products
Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to evolve our platform as we grow
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
Provide technical guidance and thought partnership to peers across the engineering organization
Strong experience designing and implementing backend systems and services that operate at scale (typically 5+ years of industry experience)
Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure fundamentals
Proficiency with a modern backend language (e.g. Java, Python) and ecosystem
Track record of delivering complex technical projects end-to-end, collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners
Deep, low-level expertise in one or more backend domains (e.g., databases, scaling systems, distributed systems)
Passion for building robust, maintainable systems that have real-world impact for customers
Experience building and maintaining external, public-facing APIs
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. We’re building products that enable leading brands to offer credit in new ways — and we’re just getting started.
Note: This role is open to experienced engineers only
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.
We're headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with a beautiful office in the Financial District. 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
🍱 Catered lunches
🚎 $250/month Commuter benefit
👶 Parental leave
✈️ Team building events & happy hours
🌴 Flexible PTO with a minimum of 15 days off per year
🖥️ Apple equipment
💸 401k plan
San Francisco, CA — our office is in the Jackson Square district. This role is 5 days a week in office.
