Staff Software Engineer San Francisco CA at AHU Technologies Recruitment in DC-Washington-20009
- Company: AHU Technologies Recruitment
- Location: DC-Washington-20009
- Posted: Sep 17, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $300k – $380k
- Experience: 5+ years
Overview
We're seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead our core product development. Our backend serves a REST API that powers our iOS, Android, and Web frontends. You will integrate with cryptocurrency wallet and banking service providers, among other services for auth, ledger, payment rails, etc.
Job description
- We're seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead our core product development. Our backend serves a REST API that powers our iOS, Android, and Web frontends. You will integrate with cryptocurrency wallet and banking service providers, among other services for auth, ledger, payment rails, etc.
- This is a financial services application with significant complexity handling real money at scale, internationally.
- Our backend is a Python (FastAPI) monolith supported by Postgres and Redis on AWS. We are open to Rust and/or Go for any services that need to be broken out for performance.
- This is a critically important role on our team. You’ll be working directly with the technical founders to set standards and build a highly performant, reliable, and secure app from the ground up. This role may evolve into a backend or general engineering lead as we scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead core product development
- Integrate with cryptocurrency wallet and banking service providers
- Work directly with technical founders to set standards and build a highly performant, reliable, and secure app
Requirements
- 5+ years building and shipping web applications in Python, Go, or Rust
- Experience generally across the backend: working with Postgres, Redis, AWS, etc.
- Experience in financial technology
- Full-stack engineering skillset and ability to flex across other parts of the stack
Skills
Required
- Python
- Go (Golang)
- Rust
- Postgres
- Redis
- AWS
Preferred
- Experience in financial technology
- Full-stack engineering skillset
Benefits
- Compensation: $300,000.00 - $380,000.00 per year
About AHU Technologies Recruitment
AHU Technologies INC. is an IT consulting and permanent staffing firm that meets and exceeds the evolving IT service needs of leading corporations within the United States. We have been providing IT solutions to customers from different industry sectors, helping them control costs and release internal resources to focus on strategic issues. AHU Technologies INC. was co-founded by visionary young techno-commercial entrepreneurs who remain as our principal consultants. Maintaining working relationships with a cadre of other highly skilled independent consultants, we have a growing number of resources available for development projects. We are currently working on Various projects such as media entertainment, ERP Solutions, data warehousing, Web Applications, Telecommunications and medical to our clients all over the world.