Senior Software Engineer, Backend - KYC at Sardine

Job description

Who we are: Sardine is the leading agentic risk platform for fighting financial crime. Our integrated solution unifies data across risk teams to help organizations stop fraud in real time, prevent AI-driven attacks, and automate fraud and AML operations. Sardine’s platform is strengthened by one of the fastest-growing fraud consortiums in the market, spanning more than 6 billion profiled devices, 800 million consumers, and 3 million businesses worldwide. Leading companies including FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo, and Checkout.com rely on Sardine to secure and grow trust in their products. Our culture: • We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation. • We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule. • We're a remote-first team spread across time zones, so no office to report to - work from wherever helps you do your best work. Just a couple of things to keep in mind: pay is based on where you're located, and you'll need to keep a home base in the country you're hired in. So while we love the "coffee shop today, mountains tomorrow" life, this isn't a passport-optional, work-from-anywhere-on-Earth kind of remote - think flexible within your country, not borderless. Location: Remote - Canada About the Role: As a backend-focused Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, constructing, and maintaining APIs, services, and systems across our engineering team. This multifaceted position involves developing new features on a large scale, refining internal tooling and processes, contributing to product and technical roadmaps, and assuming diverse responsibilities within the organization. The ideal candidate for the backend role will have a proven track record in building highly available APIs, with additional proficiency in data pipelines and the relevant domain. What you'll be doing: • Design, create, and maintain robust, efficient, and reliable backend services to meet our platform's evolving needs. • Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to architect and implement new services from inception to delivery. • Contribute to developing new features and capabilities that deliver substantial value to our customers. • Work with various engineering and product teams to synchronize efforts and deliver cutting-edge solutions. • Craft and maintain user-facing technical documentation, enhancing user understanding and facilitating seamless adoption of our services. • Play a pivotal role in shaping our company's engineering culture, ensuring the maintenance of high engineering standards across the organization. What you’ll need: • 7+ years of proven experience as a Software Engineer specializing in web backend development. • Proficiency in Golang is a significant advantage. • Additional experience in data engineering is highly desirable. • A track record of successfully delivering high-quality production services and systems. • Customer-centric approach with a strong emphasis on empathy towards users. • Relevant industry experience, particularly in banking or fintech, and domain knowledge in fraud prevention or compliance. • Proficient in English - from casual chats to formal reports. Technologies we use: • TypeScript (React + node) • Golang • Ruby • Bigtable • Postgres / PostgreSQL • GCP dataflow (apache beam) • BigQuery • Python • Java • Terraform Benefits we offer: • Generous compensation in cash and equity • Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested • Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture • Flexible paid time off and Year-end break • Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific • 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific • MacBook Pro delivered to your door • One-time stipend to set up a home o