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Staff Engineer - Money, Risk & Payment Ancillaries

Yuno
Location
Europe
Posted
19 days ago
Department
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What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Extensive software engineering experience
  • Deep expertise in Go and/or Kotlin
  • Proven track record architecting robust, scalable, and maintainable distributed systems
  • Experience building financial or risk-critical systems
  • Strong experience with AWS and cloud-native services
  • Excellent automated testing practices
Nice to have
  • Domain expertise in fraud/risk scoring models
  • Experience in the payments or fintech industry
  • Performance optimization for high-throughput systems
  • Static analysis and code-quality tooling experience
  • A track record of introducing new engineering practices
What the job really is

As a Staff Engineer at Yuno, you will lead the technical architecture for the Money, Risk & Payment Ancillaries unit, focusing on building resilient systems for risk management, fraud prevention, and financial operations. Your role involves hands-on leadership in designing bank-grade systems, mentoring engineers, and ensuring financial correctness across transactions. You will also leverage AI to enhance the capabilities of the systems you build, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability within your teams.

Benefits
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Remote Work
  • Home Office Bonus
  • Work Equipment
  • Stock Options
  • Health Plan
Things to weigh
  • Zero-tolerance-for-failure environment
  • High expectations for financial correctness and real-time decisioning
  • Hands-on leadership role may require significant time commitment
  • AI is a core component of the role, requiring fluency in AI-assisted tooling
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Career value5/5
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