Bolt is a high-end multidisciplinary design firm, specializing in large-scale hospitality, commercial, and event spaces.
Key Responsibilities
Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable payment services using Go to support Bolt's Connect roadmap, including multi-seller payouts and Merchant-of-Record (MoR) capabilities.
Payments Infrastructure: Build and evolve core payment APIs, ledgers, and payout systems that enable complex transaction routing across sellers and platforms.
Scalability & Reliability: Architect systems for high throughput and fault tolerance across PostgreSQL, BigQuery, and Elasticsearch databases.
Technical Leadership: Serve as a technical leader within the Payments team, guiding design reviews, mentoring peers, and ensuring robust incident response and monitoring.
Merchant Enablement: Collaborate with merchant-facing teams to understand payout requirements, settlement cycles, and regulatory compliance needs.
Security & Compliance: Implement systems aligned with PCI DSS, AML, and Know Your Customer (KYC) standards; support fraud prevention and tokenization initiatives.
API Development: Build and maintain REST APIs and webhooks powering payouts, refunds, and multi-party transactions.
Observability: Use Datadog for service health, logging, and alerting to maintain visibility and performance across payment systems.
Automation & Efficiency: Identify manual touchpoints in payout and transaction workflows and automate wherever possible to ensure speed and accuracy.
Please note, this is a contract-to-hire opportunity with the option to convert to full-time after 36 months.
Must Have Requirements
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally within fintech or payments infrastructure
- Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and data consistency patterns
- Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and/or BigQuery
- Comfort designing APIs for high-volume financial or transactional systems
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines (Terraform, GitHub Actions, etc.)
Nice To Have
- Experience with payment processors, ledgers, or marketplace payout systems
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP cloud environments
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks in fintech (PCI, PSD2, SOC 2, etc.)
- Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
- Previous work on multi-tenant or multi-seller platform architectures
- Understanding of compliance, privacy, and security best practices in fintech
Benefits Upon Successful Conversion To Full Time Employee
- Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental and vision
- Remote-first workplace
- Time away: Minimum of 20 days guaranteed PTO, paid holidays + floating holidays, your birthday off!
- Paid parental leave
- Competitive Pay
- Retirement plans
- Virtual and in-person team & company events
Requires 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally in fintech or payments infrastructure. Must be proficient in Go, Python, or Java, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and data consistency. Experience with PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or BigQuery is needed, as well as designing APIs for high-volume transactional systems. Familiarity with infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines is expected. Knowledge of compliance frameworks, payment processors, and cloud environments is a plus.
Upon conversion to full-time: comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision), remote-first workplace, at least 20 days PTO plus holidays and birthday off, paid parental leave, competitive pay, retirement plans, and team/company events.
