Nivoda - Senior Software Engineer - Node.js

Description Job Title :

Senior Software Engineer - Finance Experience : 5+ Years Location : Remote (Aligned to Mumbai Timezone) Employment Type : Full-Time

About The Role We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Finance to build and scale the financial backbone of a global B2B marketplace. This role focuses on designing reliable, real-time financial systems that ensure accuracy, transparency, and efficiency across multi-currency and multi-geography operations.

Key Responsibilities (KRA)

• Design and develop scalable backend systems for financial operations and payment workflows
• Build and manage robust bank integrations using APIs and financial messaging standards
• Architect unified financial data models for ledgers, reporting, and reconciliation systems
• Develop intelligent reconciliation systems with near real-time matching capabilities
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and real-time visibility of financial transactions across systems
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and fault tolerance for high-volume transactions
• Implement secure and compliant financial data handling practices
• Collaborate with product, finance, and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and maintainability
• Troubleshoot complex financial system issues and ensure high system uptime
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and system architecture

Required Skillsets

• Strong backend development experience with Node.js (preferred) or similar technologies
• Expertise in relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL
• Hands-on experience with GraphQL APIs and schema design
• Strong understanding of financial systems, payment processing, and reconciliation workflows
• Experience with bank integrations, APIs, and financial data exchange standards
• Proficiency in designing scalable, high-availability distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and clean coding practices
• Experience with data modeling and handling complex financial datasets
• Understanding of multi-currency and cross-border transaction systems
• Familiarity with security and compliance requirements in financial systems
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in FinTech or financial platforms
• Exposure to global payment systems and banking integrations
• Familiarity with standards such as ISO 20022 or similar financial messaging formats
• Experience working in high-growth, product-based environments

What Were Looking For

• Strong ownership mindset with ability to manage end-to-end system development
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-impact environments
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Passion for solving complex problems at the intersection of finance and technology
• Focus on building reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to build critical financial infrastructure for a global marketplace
• High ownership and impact on core business systems
• Remote-first work environment with flexible working model
• Collaborative and low-hierarchy engineering culture
• Exposure to complex, large-scale financial and technical challenges (ref:hirist.tech)