Software Architect

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 Team:

At Aspire, we believe that technology has the power to revolutionize the way businesses manage finances. Our Engineering Team is at the forefront of this transformative journey, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Aspire's exceptional products and infrastructure. We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that simplifies financial services for businesses.

About the Role:

As we enter our next phase, we are focused on building a next-generation architecture that can sustain high growth and endure for years to come. To help us on this journey, we're seeking a highly skilled Technical Architect with diverse backgrounds who can drive and help us accelerate and enhance our technical capabilities on this journey. You will be building a leading fintech product across South-East Asia on an international & diverse team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Working experience with Fintech start-ups or good tech companies with education from top universities with 9+ years of experience
• Strong understanding and hands-on with programming languages, frameworks & technologies.
• Define the design and architecture for a scalable and fault-tolerant fintech system
• Execute vertical-specific complex technical projects smoothly
• Evaluation and selection of appropriate technologies & frameworks
• Proactively optimizing system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing efficient solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong grasp of software design patterns, architecture, and cutting-edge technologies.
• Strong expertise in software development methodologies, system architecture, debugging, testing, and technical documentation
• Exposure to multiple tech stacks, and proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as PHP, Go, Python, Node.js, Java, etc. Prefer to have work experience with PHP
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, and RESTful API design and knowledge of data architecture for database systems.
• Experience with caching, message broker, Logging and monitoring tools, etc
• Good understanding of scalability and performance considerations and implementing systems to handle high traffic and large data.
• Proven ability to design systems with correctness, concurrency control, and fault tolerance ensuring safe behavior under load, retries, and race conditions.
• Balanced approach to scalability, performance and reliability, especially in domains where accuracy, safety, and auditability

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