Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Pomelo’s mission is to increase financial access and empowerment for immigrants and their loved ones back home. 

We are proud to be the first financial technology platform to combine consumer credit and global remittances. Our product solves the worst aspects of money transfer by empowering our customers to use credit rather than cash. At the same time, we help immigrants establish their financial future in their new country by building positive credit history with their existing remittance obligations and financially include their loved ones in emerging economies with access to modern financial instruments.

We’re a team of ~45 and are growing our San Francisco headquarters. Our investors include Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures (formerly of Founders Fund, CEO at Opendoor, former COO of Square), Kevin Hartz (Co-founder/CEO of Xoom and Eventbrite) of A* Capital, The Chainsmokers, The Weeknd, and more.

The Team

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be a key technical leader, tackling exciting backend challenges while mentoring and supporting your teammates. This role blends architecture and hands-on coding expertise, with opportunities to collaborate across teams and contribute to a shared vision.

Our Backend Team works on a wide range of impactful projects, addressing core platform challenges in areas like payments, transactions, fraud detection, and risk management. We’re looking for someone who loves backend engineering, balances quality (craft, reliability) with speed (business impact, rapid iteration), and thrives in a collaborative environment. If you enjoy big-picture strategy while rolling up your sleeves to solve detailed problems, this role is for you!

Your Role

• Design and build robust technical solutions for backend engineering projects.
• Contribute to our technical vision and help drive the implementation of complex initiatives.
• Work with the team to enhance engineering processes, tools, and systems, ensuring we scale effectively and continuously improve.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product and other engineering teams, to deliver seamless solutions.
• Align technical requirements with both immediate business needs and long-term goals.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 5+ years of backend engineering experience working on complex systems.
• Technical Skills: Strong expertise in Java or another backend language.
• Mindset: A passion for learning, growth, and contributing to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ownership: A proven track record of delivering high-quality, impactful projects.
• Collaboration: An ability to translate business and product ideas into practical engineering solutions while working closely with diverse teams.

Company Values

• Earn the Trust of Our Customers
• Be Relentless
• Integrity in Every Language
• Show Our Work
• Leadership at Every Level

Benefits and Perks (FTE)

• ❤️ A meaningful mission and an opportunity for direct societal impact. We’re putting real money back in the hands of the people who need it most and helping immigrants and their families realize the American dream.
• 👥 An amazing team and culture. You’ll have peers from both top tech companies (e.g. Cash App, Google, Twitter, Uber) and other successful startups (e.g. Affirm, AfterPay, MemSQL). We empower each other to do great work and continue growing.
• 💪 Opportunity for major impact, learning, and growth.
• 🏥 Platinum-level health insurance (medical, dental, vision) — with 100% covered by the company for you and 50% for dependents. Assistance with life insurance. 
• 👶 Parental leave for the primary or the secondary
• 🌴 PTO: 3 weeks in your first year, 4 weeks thereafter, plus national holidays
• ✈️ $1,500 annual travel stipend
• 😌 $300 annual wellness stipend
• 🚗 Pre-tax funds towards commuting costs
• 🗺 Twice-a-year company retreats. Previous trips include skiing in Park City, getting sun and surf in Cabo, Mexico, and a cruise excursion to The Bahamas.
• 🧳 After 4 years, eligible for a 4-week sabbatical
• 🍽️ In Office Meals: Lunch, dinner, and snacks provided daily