Senior Backend Engineer

Why join Tipalti?

Tipalti is the AI-powered platform for finance automation, elevating how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. Our platform provides a comprehensive suite of finance automation solutions designed for mid-market businesses across accounts payable, global payouts, procurement, employee expenses, corporate cards, supplier management, tax compliance, and treasury. Tipalti partners with leading financial institutions such as Citi, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan, and Visa, enabling over 5,000 global companies to efficiently and securely pay millions of suppliers and payees across 200+ countries and territories, in 120 currencies.

At Tipalti, we pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, the quality of our product and the capabilities of our people. Tipaltians are passionate about the work they do, and keen to get the job done. Tipalti offers competitive benefits, a flexible workplace, career coaching, and an environment where diverse individuals can thrive and make an impact. Our culture ensures everyone checks their egos at the door and stands ready to reach for success together.

Founded in Israel in 2010, Tipalti is a global business headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv, Plano, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Amsterdam, Tbilisi and Medellin.

In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For

• Design, build, and optimize scalable, reliable, and secure backend services in Go (Golang).
• Develop and maintain microservices that handle connectivity and data synchronization between systems.
• Build resilient and observable systems using AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Design and manage PostgreSQL databases with a focus on performance, reliability, and data integrity.
• Work with queues and messaging systems (AWS SQS/SNS, Kafka, RabbitMQ) to ensure reliable communication between services.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across multiple services and environments.
• Investigate and fix production incidents and performance bottlenecks, ensuring system stability, uptime, and data freshness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, DevOps, Data) to design, deliver, and maintain high-quality solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

About You

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in production environments.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with NodeJs, Python and Go (Golang).
• Strong understanding of microservice architecture and scalable system design.
• Proven experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Solid knowledge of Docker, AWS, and cloud-native development.
• Familiarity with message queues, event-driven architecture, and asynchronous workflows.
• Deep understanding of debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis in distributed systems.
• Experience maintaining and improving system observability (logs, metrics, tracing).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to take full ownership of issues through resolution.
  

Nice To Have

• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, or Terraform/CDK.
• Background in fintech, data aggregation, or connectivity platforms.
• Experience integrating with banking APIs or third-party financial systems.
• Familiarity with TypeScript.
  
  

Our tech teams are the engine behind our business. Tipalti’s tech ecosystem is extremely rich and we continually add new features to our products, ensuring that we respond to our clients’ needs at scale. Our tech teams retain a fast-paced, start-up vibe that encourages innovation and critical thinking. At Tipalti, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse, global team of engineers, developers and product leaders who are collectively building the future of our best-in-class product suite as we transform financial operations for the future.

Our Mission

Our mission is to elevate how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. We are the AI-powered platform that automates finance.

Tipalti is fueled by a commitment to our customers and a desire to build lasting connections. Our client portfolio includes high-velocity businesses such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter. We work hard for our 99% customer retention rate which is built on trust, reliability and innovation. Tipalti means we handled it" - a mission to which we are constantly committed.

Accommodations

Tipalti champions inclusive teams, in which every voice counts. We are committed to recruiting diverse candidates with varied personal experiences and abilities. We welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically underrepresented or disadvantaged groups, and maintain an equitable Talent Acquisition process that is free from discrimination.

As an equal opportunities employer, Tipalti complies with employment and human rights laws across the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Should you require reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, including access to alternate formats of materials, meeting spaces, or other accommodations that could better enable your full participation, please reach out to [email protected] for assistance.

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