Senior Back-End Engineer

Description

Who We Are

At Cross River, we're building the financial infrastructure that powers global innovation. With our cutting-edge suite of embedded payments, cards, and lending solutions, we enable millions of businesses and consumers to transact seamlessly and securely.

With 900+ employees worldwide and an R&D center of over 160 employees in Jerusalem - we’re reshaping how financial technology is developed and delivered.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll design, develop, and deploy robust software systems across our platform. You’ll have ownership of end-to-end projects, the autonomy to lead from idea to implementation, and the opportunity to work across product lines - from scalable APIs and secure infrastructure to machine learning.

The role also brings unique engineering challenges shaped by regulatory and compliance requirements - pushing your creativity and technical capabilities.

Who You Are

• A product-minded engineer who loves solving problems at scale

• Comfortable owning full systems - from architecture to deployment

• Passionate about writing clean, maintainable code with an eye on the end user

• A collaborative team player who mentors generously and learns continuously

• Curious, thoughtful, and excited by a fast-moving environment

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

• Design, build, test, and deploy backend systems for high-scale financial applications

• Lead architecture reviews and drive decisions across technologies and platforms

• Write well-tested code and review peers’ work for quality and clarity

• Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and Security teams to deliver seamless experiences

• Own and improve development lifecycles including CI/CD, observability, and cloud automation

• Debug production issues and lead efforts to ensure system reliability and uptime

• Contribute to internal documentation and onboarding processes

• Participate in a Tier 2/3 on-call rotation to support business-critical systems

Requirements

What You Bring to the Table

• 7+ years of experience in software development

• Deep experience in at least one OOP language (e.g., Python, C#)

• Experience with cloud-native environments and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with scalable architecture, distributed systems, and performance optimization

• Strong understanding of testing strategies, code quality, and security best practices

• Fluent in English and Hebrew - written and verbal

• Experience with fintech, global teams, or scaling SaaS - Bonus

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

• Flexible hybrid model: 3 days a week in the office – A must

• ₪1,000 net monthly wellness benefit – from therapy to Pilates to your kid’s art class

• Full Keren Hishtalmut, private health & dental insurance

• Donation matching, volunteering days, team outings, and mentorship programs

• A mission-driven culture that values ownership, trust, and meaningful impact

NEXT STEP

Hit apply!

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