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Europe South Africa 5w PTO

  • Design and implement core backend services for high-performance, distributed payment systems.
  • Take ownership of architectural decisions, balancing scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve developer experience through testing, code reviews, and documentation.

Python Distributed Systems Backend Engineering Payments

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  • Own full-stack features end to end, from backend APIs to customer-facing dashboards and internal tools.
  • Work remotely with technical autonomy, collaborating across engineering and product teams on scalable systems.

They build foundational systems that power a suite of innovative AI products used by millions worldwide. They are a high-growth, AI-first engineering organization with an autonomous, low-bureaucracy culture.

US

  • Develop core backend infrastructure for blockchain execution and Ethereum scaling.
  • Tackle distributed systems challenges involving reliability, performance, and scalability.
  • Strengthen security and drive projects from investigation through implementation.

They build foundational infrastructure for Ethereum scalability, security, and decentralized applications. They are a remote-first, globally distributed team collaborating across research, product, and blockchain engineering.

Europe 5w PTO

  • Build and operate Python/Django services for repairs, payments, messaging, notifications, and fraud prevention.
  • Work in cross-functional product teams using AI-assisted, spec-driven development from design through delivery.
  • Ensure reliability and data integrity through automated testing, observability, security, and incident response.

Plentific is a property technology platform for housing providers, local authorities, and contractors in the UK and Germany. We are a growing London-headquartered team working across Europe to expand the platform and integrate AI.

$146,000–$225,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them in phases with support from your tech lead and manager.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to make decisions that consider risks and trade-offs.
  • Support operations and availability of your team's artifacts by creating metrics and participating in on-call efforts.

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides transparent, flexible payment solutions. The company is remote-first and fosters a culture of care, transparency, and flexibility.

APAC

  • Implement production backend features for payment flows.
  • Refactor legacy services, modernize APIs, and improve test coverage.
  • Collaborate with product managers and partner teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

They build and operate scalable, revenue-critical payment infrastructure for modern fintech and billing systems. The organization works in a remote-first, contract-based model with a culture of agility, clean code, and async collaboration.

$180,000–$400,000/yr
Global

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  • Architect scalable backend systems for roles, permissions, access control, and change management.
  • Help admins optimize warehouse performance and costs driven by Hightouch activity.

Hightouch is a data activation platform that lets enterprises sync data from their warehouses into business tools and manage customer data. The company is remote-first, works with large enterprise customers, and values impact, intellectual curiosity, and product-minded engineering.

Mexico

  • Architect and evolve core control and context planes, including service registries, SLO enforcement, and automated canary releases.
  • Own the service chassis and golden path, maintaining multi-language Java/Python libraries, Helm charts, and deployment pipelines.
  • Drive reliability engineering practices, mentor engineers, and lead architectural strategy for distributed systems at production scale.

The company builds large-scale web data products and distributed engineering infrastructure for AI-driven workflows. It operates a remote-first, globally distributed engineering culture focused on reliability, autonomy, and technical excellence.

$78,840–$117,720/yr
Spain Unlimited PTO

  • Break down complex projects into tasks and deliver them in phases with your team.
  • Collaborate with product, design, and analytics to build scalable card experiences.
  • Support operations and on-call efforts, improving system reliability and availability.

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Latin America

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US

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  • Translate regional regulatory and product requirements into configurable, reusable platform capabilities.
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Airbnb is an online marketplace that connects hosts offering unique stays and experiences with guests seeking authentic travel. With over 5 million hosts and 2 billion guest arrivals, it values inclusion, belonging, and a fast-growing, collaborative culture.

Canada Unlimited PTO

  • Work with technical leaders to design and implement forward-looking approaches for checkout systems.
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Affirm provides a clear, predictable way to pay over time through buy now, pay later solutions. It is a remote-first company with a culture focused on honesty, trust, and customer-centric innovation.

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$145,500–$235,400/yr
US

  • Design, implement, test, and operate production services and APIs.
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  • Build and operate backend services that move data through GrowthLoop, from warehouse queries to downstream systems.
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GrowthLoop built the first composable CDP, helping marketers leverage live, first-party data from their cloud warehouse to launch highly targeted campaigns. It is a founder-led, remote-first startup with a flat, high-agency culture, partnering with brands like Google, Costco, and Ford.

India

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Twilio is shaping the future of communications by delivering innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empowering millions of developers worldwide. As a remote-first company with a strong culture of connection and global inclusion, we have a diverse team making a global impact each day.

$92,880–$131,760/yr
Spain

  • Own and deliver quarterly technical goals for the Communications area, solving ambiguous problems in messaging infrastructure.
  • Design and scale reliable backend services for high-volume communications across multi-region, multi-tenant environments.
  • Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and engineering partners while mentoring teammates and supporting on-call rotation.

Affirm is a financial technology company providing a clear, predictable way to pay over time with no hidden fees. It is a remote-first organization focused on care, transparency, and flexibility, with fully subsidized health coverage and flexible time off.

Global

  • Own technical design and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives.
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  • Lead technically critical initiatives and mentor engineers across teams while staying hands-on.

BJAK builds technology products used by millions of users across Southeast Asia. It is a fast-moving, distributed international team working across multiple countries and time zones.

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US

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  • Collaborate with research, product, and blockchain engineering teams at the cutting edge of blockchain technology.
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Offchain Labs is a pioneer in blockchain scalability and security, building the Arbitrum stack that powers the leading Ethereum scaling solution. Backed by $124 million in funding, our team of thinkers and doers embraces new challenges and pushes boundaries.

US Unlimited PTO

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Affirm provides a clear, predictable way to pay over time with no hidden fees. It is a remote-first company with a focus on engineering excellence and scalable solutions.

Poland

  • Architect and develop reliable, scalable backend services for a business-critical energy trading platform.
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