About Us
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We are an early-stage fintech startup (not rebuilding but) re-wiring the global payments infrastructure. Today, sending money across borders is slow, expensive, and fragmented. We're here to fix that—making instant cross-border payments a reality. We’re an early-stage fintech startup, backed by industry insiders, with deep experience in the financial ecosystem. We’re building from zero—no tech debt, no legacy systems. Just a clean slate, strong vision, and higher standards. Now we’re looking for a founding backend engineer to join us at the ground level and help bring this platform to life.
The Role
- You’ll work directly with the founders to design, build, and launch our core platform
- This is a hands-on, high-impact role : you'll write code daily, influence key architectural decisions, and ship fast using modern tools and AI.
- Build a modern backend from scratch in C# / .NET 8 with a clean, event-driven architecture
- Help architect a scalable system using CQRS, Event Sourcing, DDD, microservices
- Own key components in AWS : Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, API Gateway
- Work in a test-first, high-trust environment with real autonomy
About You
You work incredibly hard, really care about your work and take pride in what you doYou ship clean code, scalable systems, and solving complex problems elegantly. You’re excited by ownership and unafraid of ambiguity. You move fast, but with precision.You use AI tools to design, code, debug, and ship faster, not just as a nice-to-have but a MUST-have force multiplierWhat we're after :
3+ years experience building backend systems and APIs in C# / .NETStrong grasp of architecture patterns : DDD, CQRS, microservicesExperience writing clean, testable code with a TDD mindsetExperience working in small teams or startups, where autonomy and speed matterComfort with cloud-native infrastructure (preferably AWS)Nice to Have :
Hands-on experience with event sourcing in productionBackground in payments, fintech, or secure data platformsExperience building B2B platforms or financial APIsWhy Join Us?
Build from 0 to 1 : You’ll shape the architecture, team, and product from day oneReal ownership : You won’t be a cog—you’ll be a core part of the company’s foundationMission-driven : Help reinvent a critical piece of global financial infrastructureEquity upside : Generous options in what we believe can be a generational fintech companyWork with intensity and purpose, in-person with a small team of true builders in LondonWhy you shouldn't join
Expectations are incredibly highYou’re looking for a comfy job with a 40 hour a week commitment with predictable hours and minimal pressureYou don't see the value in using AI to enhance engineering teamsLogistics
Location : In-person in London 5 days a week with some flexibility (e.g. remote Fridays)Compensation : Competitive salary + high-equity packageTo apply please send your CV and a quick note on why you want to join to hello at 3degrees dot co
No visa sponsorship of any kind at this point.