Pavebank

Senior Software Engineer

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Remote. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will design, build, and maintain backend services and scalable, event-driven distributed systems. You will work closely with Product, Compliance, Treasury, and Operations to deliver core banking operations.

What you will do

  • Design, build, and maintain backend services using Go or other strongly typed languages.
  • Develop scalable, event-driven distributed systems.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Write detailed design documents for new features and system improvements.
  • Review pull requests and provide constructive technical feedback to peers.
  • Implement end-to-end features from architecture to deployment.
  • Ensure code quality through clean code and automated tests.
  • Contribute to engineering best practices, tooling, and system reliability improvements.

Required qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Go, or proven exceptional ability in another strongly typed language.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience in a Tier 1 tech company (e.g., Stripe, Grab, Google, Deliveroo, Monzo, Shopee, Bytedance) or significant open-source contributions.
  • Collaborative, empathetic, and able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong interest in fintech, banking, or financial infrastructure.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and learning quickly in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with Temporal, GCP, or Encore.dev

Benefits

  • Work alongside a founding team from Monzo and BigPay
  • Build scalable, cutting-edge programmable banking infrastructure
  • Make a real impact shaping architecture, systems, and engineering culture
  • Competitive salary
  • Meaningful equity with room for growth
  • Well-funded startup backed by top global investors

About the company

Pave Bank is the world’s first programmable business bank. It is built by the founders behind Monzo and BigPay.

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