Job Title: Remote Staff Software Engineer (Python / ML), Fraud Prevention at Paxful, Inc

Remote Staff Software Engineer (Python/ML), Fraud Prevention Needed at Paxful, Inc

Paxful is a people-powered marketplace for moving money globally. With over 12 million users across 170+ countries, Paxful offers access to crypto and local currencies using more than 450 payment methods.

Job Description

The Staff Software Engineer is a seasoned professional with at least 10 years of software development experience. Specialized in finance or crypto within the technology industry, this individual excels in leading problem-solving, driving coding excellence, ensuring comprehensive testing, and implementing scalable, secure software solutions for trading, swapping, regulatory compliance, fraud detection, automation, and more.  

Location: Remote Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Write production-ready, testable, well-documented code, handling edge cases.
• Understand team development, identify gaps, and propose solutions.
• Maintain expertise in team domain areas, services, interactions, and data flows.
• Utilize design patterns for scalable applications, anticipating future changes.
• Perform systematic debugging within the domain.
• Break down, prioritize, and communicate epics and projects to the team.
• Foster effective communication with other teams.
• Promote documentation and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Past fintech experience or understanding of financial regulations, compliance, and security best practices.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in financial technology.
• Ability to manage, coordinate, and prioritize work with multiple team members to deliver quality software on time.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Based in the Americas or Europe (between time zones UTC-5 and UTC+3).

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of Python mastery in production backend applications.
• Extensive experience with Machine Learning, including Deep Learning using PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Strong expertise in generative AI models like LLaMA or Alpaca.
• Solid experience in database administration, modeling, optimization, and data warehousing using SQL and NoSQL.
• Proficiency in third-party software integration using protocols like SOAP, REST, RPC, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
• Proven knowledge of processing queues like Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ, or standards like AMQP.
• Expertise in using in-memory databases like Redis and Memcached.
• Understanding of Git and branching models for team coordination.

Additional Plus

• Hands-on experience with release management and cloud architecture (AWS or Azure).
• Familiarity with network security, traffic encryption, and authentication protocols.
• Proficiency in other programming languages like Golang and Java.
• Comprehensive grasp of economics and finance (swaps, escrows, scalping, staking, lending).

Benefits

We encourage remote work for global talent. We're committed to transparency, openness, and collaboration.

• Competitive salary
• Fully remote work environment
• Flexible working hours with a 4-hour overlap in Eastern Time (EST)
• Cutting-edge technology and impactful projects
• Collaborative, innovative, and supportive culture
• Mentorship and leadership opportunities
• Professional growth and development