Senior Fullstack Software Engineer

Taekus is a profitable fintech and travel startup building a next-generation premium banking and rewards ecosystem for affluent customers. With $70M in annual revenue and $3B+ in annual transaction volume, we’re entering a new stage of growth focused on scaling our core banking systems, rewards infrastructure, and partner integrations.

We’re seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to help design, build, and scale the core financial and loyalty platforms that power our products. This is a full-stack role with a back-end focus, focused on developing reliable, high-performance services, while occasionally contributing to full-stack features in close collaboration with frontend and mobile engineers.

Join us as we tackle a $3.2T opportunity to redefine the super-premium financial services and rewards market—driving innovation beyond what’s existed since the inception of rewards credit cards

Your Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that support high-volume financial transactions and rewards workflows.

• Own full feature delivery across core systems including payments, rewards, account services, and partner integrations.

• Contribute to system architecture and technical design as the platform evolves and scales.

• Collaborate with frontend and mobile engineers to support end-to-end feature development when fullstack work is required.

• Improve reliability, performance, and observability across backend systems through testing, monitoring, and code quality practices.

• Participate in sprint planning, technical reviews, and production support for mission-critical services.

What You Bring to the Table

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend focus.

• Production experience building backend systems in Python, ideally using Django.

• Experience designing APIs, data models, and services using PostgreSQL and AWS.

• Working knowledge of frontend technologies such as TypeScript and React, with the ability to contribute when needed.

• Comfort working in distributed systems and high-availability production environments.

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to take backend projects from concept through production.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

You’d Love This Job If

• You enjoy contributing across the code base where needed.

• You want to be in a scaling startup that is experiencing exponential growth.

• You’re excited by building foundational work and enjoy making an impact.

• Traveling is in your DNA and you get to apply your passion into your work.

• You thrive in growing high-caliber teams and want to influence both technical and strategic direction.