Senior Software Engineer, Risk

About the Role

Join Shakepay's newly formed Risk team to build and evolve core risk systems, protecting customers and enabling sustainable business growth in the exciting world of Bitcoin financial services.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve core risk systems and decisioning infrastructure.
• Design and implement scalable backend services for fraud prevention and compliance.
• Improve data instrumentation and observability for accurate risk analysis.
• Partner with data, security, compliance, and CS to translate risk insights into effective controls.
• Iterate on risk rules and frameworks to reduce false positives and negatives.
• Contribute to internal tools for investigations and operational efficiency.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Help define technical direction and best practices for the Risk team.
• Operate with a strong sense of ownership in a small, high-impact team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Strong backend engineering experience building and operating scalable systems.
• Solid understanding of system design, data flows, and performance optimization.
• Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces with evolving requirements.
• Strong sense of ownership and focus on business and customer impact.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with risk, fraud, AML, or trust & safety systems.
• Familiarity with technologies like Node.js, Kubernetes, Kafka, Datadog, AWS, or similar.
• Experience working in fintech or other regulated environments.
• Interest in Bitcoin and excitement to learn more.