Job Openings Principal Backend Engineer

About the job Principal Backend Engineer

Role Overview

Help us democratize investing in Indonesia by architecting the future of our fintech platform, serving millions of users. You'll define technical strategy and lead our most complex backend initiatives.

What We're Looking For

- 12+ years in backend engineering, with proven strategy definition experience

- Expertise in building and scaling large, mission-critical distributed systems

- Deep knowledge of microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

- Proven ability to influence technical direction without direct authority

- FinTech or high-growth startup experience is a strong plus

What You'll Do

- Define and drive long-term technical vision across multiple engineering domains

- Lead architectural decisions for scalable, high-transaction backend systems

- Establish engineering standards and best practices for a growing organization

- Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders

Why You'll Love It

- **Shape the technical future** of a leading Indonesian fintech unicorn

- Solve complex, large-scale challenges with significant impact

- Competitive Principal Engineer compensation, equity, and full remote flexibility