Backend Engineer - SDE2

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Backend Engineer (SDE2) at Aspora building the core platform for cross‑border payments. You'll design and ship scalable APIs and microservices, own the API layer, and shape the engineering culture as an early backend hire.

Role Snapshot

• Design & build scalable backend systems
• Own API layer and microservices
• Ensure high‑availability for millions of transactions
• Drive database design and optimisation
• Collaborate with founding team and product

Must-Have Requirements

• Backend development
• RESTful API design
• Microservices architecture
• Java
• Python
• Go
• backend development
• RESTful APIs
• microservices

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Payments infrastructure experience
• Regulated fintech experience
• High‑throughput distributed systems experience
• payments infrastructure
• regulated fintech
• high‑throughput distributed systems

Work Setup

• Location: Bangalore, India
• Work mode: ONSITE
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Remote eligibility
• Education requirement
• Certifications
• Travel requirement

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design and implement scalable backend services that power Aspora's cross‑border payment products
• Architect, develop, and maintain modular RESTful APIs and microservices
• Build resilient, fault‑tolerant infrastructure capable of handling millions of transactions with high availability
• Lead database schema design and performance optimisation across distributed systems
• Shape engineering culture and influence architecture decisions as an early backend hire

Good Fit If You Have

• Enjoys working in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments
• Shows bias for execution and ships iteratively
• Thrives on high ownership of production incidents