Senior Backend Engineer - Connect Team

The role

The Connect Team builds high-performance connectors, apps, and APIs to bridge third-party services into the Riskified platform. You will design integration infrastructure, implement AI and agentic solutions, and partner with product and design teams to translate business logic into software architecture.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable APIs, connectors, and integration layers
• Introduce and implement AI and agentic solutions into product onboarding flows
• Utilize agentic coding tools and AI-assisted workflows
• Partner with Product, Design, and Domain experts to translate business logic into software architecture
• Maintain modern CI/CD pipelines and deploy code daily
• Take end-to-end ownership of service reliability and performance
• Actively participate in planning the team roadmap and products

Required qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent certifications
• 5+ years of proven experience in hands-on server-side coding
• Proven experience with server-side development languages, such as TypeScript, Scala, Java, C#, or Kotlin
• Proven experience in full-stack development, with proficiency in both frontend and backend technologies
• Strong business context orientation with the capacity to understand domain workflows in risk, fintech, or eCommerce
• Demonstrated experience building APIs, microservices, and integration layers with databases (SQL/NoSQL) and cloud services (AWS/GCP)
• Passionate about leveraging AI coding assistants and agentic tools in daily development workflows
• Independent self-learner, proactive problem solver, and strong team player

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience in a recent frontend framework (React, Vue, etc.)
• Experience incorporating LLMs or agentic frameworks directly into customer-facing products

Benefits

• Hybrid mode of work
• Flexible schedule
• Healthcare benefits
• Fully-stocked kitchens
• Benefits package per month (e.g., work-from-home equipment, gym membership, wellbeing activities)
• Wellness program
• Celebrations and activities
• Team events
• Happy hours
• Awesome Riskified gifts and swags
• Volunteer programs
• Personal development

About the company

Riskified empowers businesses to unleash ecommerce growth by taking risk off the table. The company provides an AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform used by many of the world's biggest brands.