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About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
AI @ 3
API
Android
Compliance
Distributed Systems @ 5
Go @ 3
Java @ 3
Microservices
Payments
Python @ 3
Rust @ 3
Security
iOS
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
SpaceXAI is seeking a Software Engineer to join the X Money team and help build a global payment network designed to serve over 600 million users. The role focuses on backend development, robust microservices, scalability, security, and reliability, while also supporting full-stack efforts and cross-functional initiatives involving payments, fraud detection, and compliance. The position offers the opportunity to work on greenfield projects at the intersection of AI and finance.
Responsibilities
- Develop backend services, APIs, and data models for high-volume, multi-user environments.
- Collaborate with iOS, Android, and web client engineers to ship products.
- Design robust infrastructure and microservices for payments, transactions, growth, monetization, and engagement across platforms.
- Build and maintain full-stack features, including user dashboards, personalized experiences, content delivery, interactive tools, assessments, and real-time analytics.
- Lead architecture, scalability, and reliability decisions for high-concurrency, low-latency systems.
- Promote engineering excellence through testing, monitoring, deployment, and secure data handling.
Requirements
- Proficiency in distributed systems for high-scale, low-latency environments.
- Experience with languages such as Rust, Go, Python, and Java.
- Experience with high-volume streaming systems.
- At least 2 years of experience working on large-scale consumer applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- At least 5 years of experience working on large-scale consumer applications, or early- to mid-stage startup experience as a founding engineer.
- Experience with rapid prototyping, user-centric design, and AI solutions.
Benefits
- Equity.
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Various discounts and perks.
- Equal opportunity employment.
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