Senior Software Engineer, Payments

About Dakota

At Dakota, we're building the next-generation global banking platform. Our mission is to empower businesses to operate globally by combining the best of crypto and traditional finance. Launched in 2024, Dakota already serves hundreds of customers and processes billions in annualized transaction volume.

From day one, Dakota has been a fully remote company. Our lean but experienced team is distributed across North America and Europe, united by a deep sense of ownership, a relentless focus on our customers, and a commitment to expanding economic freedom worldwide.

Please note: Dakota is a remote-only, equal-opportunity employer. At this time, we are able to hire within the U.S., United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal.

About the Role

In the Senior Software Engineer, Payments role at Dakota, you'll join our core engineering team, designing and implementing the robust back-end infrastructure that fuels our blockchain-integrated banking platform. From day one, you'll tackle high-visibility projects that directly impact our financial products and customer experience, focused on payment processing and operations as we build the next generation of financial infrastructure.

Tech Stack

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as our primary cloud infrastructure provider

Kubernetes for orchestrating our containerized microservices

Golang for most of our backend services and infrastructure tools

TypeScript for our front-end applications, deployed via Vercel

PostgreSQL & TimescaleDB for data management and financial transaction history

Buildkite for CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

GitHub for version control and collaboration

Sentry for error tracking and Incident.io for incident management

Requirements

5+ years experience in software engineering

Strong grasp of Golang

Ability to own and drive engineering projects

Extreme proactivity in identifying and fixing issues in the product and codebase

Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to diagnose complex system issues

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering teams

Located in the US, UK, Spain or Portugal

Preferred Qualifications

Conceptually familiar with financial systems, specifically payment processing

Professional experience or strong interest in systems programming esp. Rust

Proficient with LLMs and effective prompting techniques for major models, especially Claude

Experience working at a fintech company or regulated financial institution

Knowledge of accounting principles or accounting systems

What We Offer

Engaging problems that increase economic freedom globally

A collaborative environment with a high-caliber team from Coinbase, Anchorage, Messari, Square, Airbnb, and more

Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth fintech

Fully remote working environment

Coworking space monthly stipend

Home office equipment stipend

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Regular team events and off-sites