Senior Backend Software Engineer

TabaPay

Palo Alto, CA, US
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Function: Engineering Software
  • Post Date: 04/22/2026
  • Website: www.tabapay.com
  • Company Address: 605 Ellis St, #110, Mountain View, California, 94043

About TabaPay

TabaPay, the leading instant money movement platform, enables secure, reliable, and lower cost instant payments for Fintech innovators. We offer direct access to 15 banking partners, 14 networks (debit, credit, RTP & ACH), multiple geographies, innovative products, and features in one unified API. TabaPay is trusted by >2,000 Fintechs and Financial Institutions and is ranked a top merchant acquirer in the US, processing over a million transactions a day.

Job Description

As a Back-End/Reporting Software Engineer for TabaPay, you love jumping into to complex programming projects and delivering top notch code to fuel enhanced client solutions. You are enthusiastic about creating innovative payment solutions and optimizing designs. When it comes to work ethic, you are hands on, self-motivated, and a strong team player. You love seeing your work build the foundation for new market solutions. 

What We’re Looking For 

TabaPay is looking for an experienced engineer to design and build new instant payment solutions, as well as improve our core technology. We are looking for an individual contributor who wants to code 90% of the time. If you are a top-notch programmer, enthusiastic team player and strong communicator, we want to hear from you. 

What You’ll Do 

Working closely with TabaPay’s product and engineering teams in a fast-paced dynamic environment to research, develop, integrate and optimize innovative payment solutions. 

  • Engineer solutions that lead to high performing and customer-centric products
  • Perform as an outstanding team player, and offer technical guidance as needed
  • Program new and update existing payment features utilizing Python
  • Brainstorm technical solutions to support concept/feasibility stage for new products
  • Collaborate with product on creating detailed requirements
  • Apply technical expertise to continually improve new and existing solutions
  • Assist the support engineer in troubleshooting customer issues as needed 

Please note, this role requires consistent availability from 4:30pm-12:30am PST. 

Requirements 

Ideal Background 

  • Successful track record of software development, delivering client-facing solutions
  • Be aligned with the evening-shift schedule of 4:30pm-12:30am PST. 
  • Proven ability to translate high level product requirements into detailed specifications
  • Capable of working in a fast paced, dynamic environment
  • Strong communication skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively with teams
  • Skilled at managing multiple tasks at once and adapting to changes quickly
  • Experience with the Scrum Agile development lifecycle process preferred

Basic Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • 5+ years of experience in back-end software engineering
  • Wants to code 90% of the time as an individual contributor

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science 
  • Experience in the payments industry
  • Experience coding in Python 
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience/knowledge of basic shell  

The pay range for this position is $150,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. 

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