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Mesh is building infrastructure for global crypto payments, enabling consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. The company combines an orchestration engine with a consumer app to unlock liquidity in tokenized assets, backed by leading investors including SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures.
As Staff Backend Engineer, you will architect and build the foundation of the world's first global crypto payments network. You'll operate across the full stack—from backend systems to user-facing applications—driving key technical decisions and shaping the future of digital finance. Working closely with cross-functional teams in engineering, product, and design, you'll lead the development of secure, seamless, and scalable financial experiences.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own and drive the roadmap and implementation for multiple areas of focus, balancing short- and long-term priorities
- Drive technical architecture decisions and system designs
- Provide technical leadership across teams and mentor engineers
- Collaborate with leadership and product teams to set strategy
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs
- Work with Azure cloud services for deployment and scalability
- Conduct thorough testing, debugging, and resolution of software defects
- Optimize performance and scalability of backend systems for handling large data volumes
- Build crypto-first and secure products to facilitate traditional financial activity such as payments and transfers
- Drive software best practices and architectural considerations company-wide
- Champion best practices in software engineering, infrastructure as code, and DevSecOps
You'll be based in Bangalore, collaborating closely with the core team and helping drive engineering culture. Hybrid arrangement: employees in Bangalore hub are expected to work from office at least 40% of the time (approximately two days per week), with flexibility based on role and team needs.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in fintech or payments infrastructure
- Strong backend skills in one or more of: C#, C++, Go, Java, Python
- Proficiency in cloud-native development (Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling
- Security-first mindset with knowledge of AuthN, AuthZ, SAML, API security, encryption
- Understanding of crypto concepts such as blockchains, RPCs, self-custody wallets
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and microservices architecture
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to navigate ambiguity and make critical decisions under pressure
- Passion for innovation, learning, and growth
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to thrive in startup environment
- Prior experience leading engineering in high-growth startup environment is a plus
