About The Company
Founders today are building global companies from day one — but the systems that manage their money were built for a different era. Aspire exists to change that!
We're building the financial operating system for global founders, bringing banking, software, and automation into a single platform so businesses can move faster across borders and stay focused on building.
Aspire is built by people who think from first principles, care deeply about solving hard problems, and take real ownership of their work. Our team brings global experience from leading fintech and technology companies, and many of us are former founders and operators who understand what it takes to build thoughtfully, make trade-offs, and deliver at scale in a global environment.
Backed by leading global investors including Y Combinator, Peak XV, and Lightspeed, Aspire has been trusted by more than 50,000 startups and growing businesses worldwide to manage their finances since 2018. Together with partners like J.P. Morgan, Visa, and Wise, we're building for the next generation of global companies.
About The Role
As we enter an exciting new phase of rapid growth, we're building a next-generation backend architecture that will redefine fintech globally. We're on the hunt for Senior Backend Engineers who thrive on technical challenges and possess a deep understanding of cloud-based systems. This role will specifically focus on the critical areas of money movement flows, robust global third-party financial integrations, and foundational ledger support. If you're ready to accelerate and enhance our technical capabilities on this journey within an international and diverse team, we encourage you to apply.
What will you be doing
- Own problems end-to-end: from idea → prototype → production
- Build AI-native products (LLMs, agents, automation workflows)
- Rapidly prototype solutions using modern AI tools (Cursor, GPT, etc.)
- Work directly with stakeholders to understand problems and ship solutions
- Design and implement agentic workflows, copilots, and internal tools
- Define product direction while building (no heavy PM handoffs)
- Continuously improve systems using feedback loops and data
We would love to get to know you if you have the following:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 6 to 10 years of proven experience in a software engineering role.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and 0→1 environments
- Product intuition — you can decide what to build, not just how
- Hands-on experience building with LLMs, RAG, agents, APIs and proficient in at least one backend programming language such as Golang, PHP, Python, Java, etc.
- Ability to ship fast and iterate quickly
- Experience building real-world AI use cases (not just experiments)
- Demonstrated work: live projects, GitHub, or shipped systems
- Solid understanding of software architecture principles, distributed systems design patterns, and domain-driven design.
- A strong focus on code quality, adhering to best practices, and a demonstrated ability to ensure high standards through meticulous development and testing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
Nice To Have
- Built internal tools, copilots, or automation systems that drove real impact
- Experience with:
- Prompt engineering / evals
- Vector DBs, embeddings
- Workflow orchestration (LangChain, etc.)
- Domain expertise within the Fintech industry, understanding the unique challenges and opportunities.
What Success Looks Like
- Ships production-ready AI features in days, not weeks
- Reduces manual workflows using AI automation
- Acts as a force multiplier for the team
- Bridges product gaps without waiting for specs
Why this role
- You'll work on high-impact problems in a fast-growing global fintech and help shape how we build with AI at Aspire.
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