Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

About Flash

• Flash is an early-stage Cairo-based fintech aiming to support our society’s financial well-being, one person at a time.
• Flash has raised a $6M seed round from leading international investors and is approved by the Central Bank of Egypt in partnership with Banque Misr.
• Our founding team has deep local and international experience working at top consumer-facing technology companies.

Role Overview

• We are looking for a
• highly experienced Staff Software Engineer
• with deep expertise in

Golang

to help design and build

scalable, high-performance systems

. In this role, you will be a

technical leader

, influencing architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and shaping the future of our platform. You will work closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver

robust, reliable, and innovative solutions

.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of
• scalable backend systems and APIs
• using Golang.

Drive

• technical architecture decisions
• , ensuring high reliability, performance, and maintainability.

Collaborate with

• cross-functional teams
• to define requirements and deliver features end-to-end.
• Provide technical mentorship and code/design reviews to elevate engineering quality and velocity.
• Foster a strong engineering culture centered around ownership, innovation, and reliability.
• Identify bottlenecks, optimize processes, and continuously improve squad performance and engineering practices.
• Lead initiatives to
• improve engineering processes
• , code quality, and team productivity.

Own

• critical services or components
• , ensuring uptime, observability, and operational excellence.
• Stay up-to-date with developments in Go, backend architecture, and cloud-native practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience, including 2+ years of leading or mentoring engineers.
• Deep proficiency in

Golang

• and strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of system design, APIs, REST/GraphQL, message queues (e.g., Kafka), and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Experience deploying and operating services on AWS, GCP, or other cloud platforms using tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices, particularly for financial or regulated environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. able to align engineers and product stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in fintech or building financial platforms (payments, wallets, banking APIs, etc.).
• Knowledge of security standards like PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
• Experience with observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Helm).

What We Offer

• A collaborative and dynamic work environment in a fun office with a garden and fully equipped kitchen.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• The chance to work on impactful projects in the fintech industry.
• Social and medical insurance coverage.
• Monthly credit for use on our app.