Senior Backend Engineer

About Mesh At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Today, trillions of dollars in tokenized assets exist but remain largely unusable for everyday commerce. Mesh is bridging this gap by making crypto payments reliable, useful, and ubiquitous. We combine a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity for the world. Backed by leading investors like SBI, Money Forward, Paradigm, Dragonfly, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures, we are building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy. Join us! Overview Mesh is looking for a talented and experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in backend engineering. As a member of our team, you will play a crucial role in building the foundation of the world’s first global crypto payments network. In this role, you’ll operate across the full stack, from backend systems to user-facing applications. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and design to lead the development of secure, seamless, and scalable financial experiences. As one of our most senior technical leaders, you’ll play a critical role in defining system architecture, mentoring engineers, and influencing product strategy. We’re especially excited to meet candidates based in Bangalore, where you’ll collaborate closely with our core team and help drive our engineering culture from the ground up. What You'll Do • Develop and maintain backend services and APIs • Work closely with Azure cloud services for deployment and scalability. • Conduct thorough testing, debugging, and prompt resolution of software defects. • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies. • Contribute to code reviews, architectural decisions, and system design. • Create high-quality, efficient, and reliable code following best practices. • Optimize performance and scalability of backend systems for handling large data volumes. • Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in fintech/crypto and backend development. • Build crypto first and secure products to facilitate traditional financial activity, such as payments, transfers etc. Who You Are • 5-7 years of professional experience as a Backend Software Engineer, preferably in the fintech/crypto industry. • Strong proficiency in backend programming languages such as C#, Java, Scala, Go, etc. • A security first mindset: with good knowledge of common security concepts such as AuthN, AuthZ, SAML, API security, encryption etc • An understanding of crypto concepts such as blockchains, RPCs, self custody wallets etc • Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and microservices architecture. • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure. • Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines. • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Why You’ll Love It Here At Mesh, you're not stepping into a typical role—you're joining a rocket ship in mid-liftoff. You'll tackle complex, meaningful problems that actually move an industry forward, working alongside a sharp, motivated team that moves quickly, collaborates deeply, and expects everyone to operate with ownership. This is the kind of place where you'll see your work ship fast, make real impact, and be able to point to something and say, "I built that." You'll grow fast, level up your skills, and get a front-row seat to how a high-growth company scales from the inside, with competitive comp, solid benefits, and room to stretch your craft all coming standard. If you're energized by building, learning, and shaping something big—this is where you'll want to be. In-Office Expectations Employees based in our San Francisco, New York, and Bangalore hubs are expected to work from the offic