Feeny
Casap

Backend Engineer (All Levels) at Casap (New York, NY)

Casap· New York, NY· $170k–$250k·

Role details

Salary
$170k–$250k
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full-Time

Job description

Location This is a hybrid role based out of our San Francisco, CA or New York, NY office. Our team works in-office time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain reliable backend systems, integrating them with credit card, banking, and merchant platforms for comprehensive workflow chargeback management.
  • Scale and generalize the system for growth, ensuring it is highly configurable and flexible to reduce the time to go live and support a broad range of use cases.
  • Architect and develop robust architectural patterns for microservices.
  • Design and implement core frameworks and libraries for various backend services, promoting code reuse and maintainability.
  • Take ownership of upgrading coding practices, CI/CD pipelines, deployed systems, backend programming languages, and third-party dependencies to enhance system performance and security.
  • Proactively identify areas for improvement in our platform's infrastructure and systems, implementing optimizations that enhance operational efficiency and product quality.
  • Own the end-to-end development and deployment of key features, including decision-making around technology stack and system design to ensure optimal implementation.

What You’ve Done

  • Minimum of 6+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years focused on using Go or Java in production environments.
  • Demonstrated experience working on platform teams and contributing significantly to system architecture.
  • Led an end-to-end implementation of a key product feature or re-architecture/upgrading of a key platform service.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong understanding of fundamentals, algorithms, data structures, and industry design patterns.
  • Experience mentoring junior team members and leading project teams as the sole tech lead.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Why work at Casap

  • Purpose-driven mission: The work directly impacts real people — faster dispute resolutions, fewer fraud losses, and consumers who feel heard. The company emphasizes that "what you build here matters."
  • Collaborative culture: "Every voice matters here" — the company values diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
  • High bar, fast pace: The culture is described as "move fast, build right" — a balance of speed and quality for those who want to build something meaningful.
  • Remote-friendly with hubs: Offices in San Francisco (HQ) and New York City, with a distributed workforce across 6 countries.
  • Notable perks: Not explicitly listed, but the engineering culture is a priority — a Founding Engineer/Head of Engineering role exists, and the technical team makes up a significant portion of headcount.
  • Active hiring: Currently posting for 4 roles (Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Head of Customer Success, Technical Program Manager, Customer Success Manager).

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