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SardineSoftware Engineer - Backend
This full-time backend Software Engineer position at Sardine is remote, with eligibility limited to residents of select Indian cities. Sardine markets its platform as a way…
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This full-time backend Software Engineer position at Sardine is remote, with eligibility limited to residents of select Indian cities. Sardine markets its platform as a way to combat financial crime, covering live fraud prevention, defense against AI-enabled attacks and automation of fraud and AML workflows. Clients named in the posting include FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo and Checkout.com. Applicants must reside in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Delhi, Gurugram, Chennai, Mumbai or…
Job Description
This full-time backend Software Engineer position at Sardine is remote, with eligibility limited to residents of select Indian cities. Sardine markets its platform as a way to combat financial crime, covering live fraud prevention, defense against AI-enabled attacks and automation of fraud and AML workflows. Clients named in the posting include FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo and Checkout.com.
Applicants must reside in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Delhi, Gurugram, Chennai, Mumbai or Pune. Compensation depends on the employee's location, and each person must maintain a base in the country of hire. The company is distributed across time zones and judges people by output rather than hours logged.
The engineer creates, builds and upkeeps APIs, services and infrastructure. Responsibilities include shipping fresh capabilities at scale, improving internal tools and workflows, and shaping product and technical plans. The best fit has a history of building highly available interfaces and some familiarity with data pipelines and the domain.
Day-to-day, the engineer partners with business stakeholders to take new services from first design through launch, works across engineering and product teams, writes end-user technical documentation, and helps set high engineering norms company-wide.
Languages and tools in use include Golang, Ruby, TypeScript with React and Node, Bigtable, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Dataflow (Apache Beam), BigQuery and Python. The package described includes strong cash and stock compensation, early exercise rights on all grants, a home office setup allowance, and recurring stipends for meals, social gatherings, health and wellness and learning. Health coverage and a 4% retirement match are labeled as applicable only in the US and Canada.
Responsibilities
- Architect, construct and maintain dependable, performant backend services for the platform.
- Partner with business leads to take new services from first design through launch.
- Ship features that deliver meaningful value to customers.
- Coordinate with engineering and product groups to ship solutions.
- Author and keep current user-facing technical documentation.
- Help elevate engineering culture and keep standards high across the company.
Requirements
- Seven or more years building web backend systems as a software engineer.
- Proven history of shipping high-quality systems into production.
- User-first mindset that prioritizes empathy.
- Fluent English, able to handle casual conversation or formal reports.
Qualifications
- Golang skill, which the listing considers a significant advantage.
- Data engineering experience, which is strongly preferred.
- Industry background in banking or fintech, or familiarity with fraud prevention or regulatory compliance.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Strong pay package in cash and stock
- Option exercise privileges covering every grant, including those already vested
- Flexible time off plus a year-end shutdown break
- Medical, dental and vision insurance covering staff and family members (US and Canada only)
- 401(k) or RRSP match of 4% (US and Canada only)
- MacBook Pro shipped to your door
- One-time allowance for home office furniture and equipment
- Monthly meal allowance
- Monthly allowance for social meet-ups
- Yearly health and wellness allowance
- Yearly learning allowance
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where must candidates live?
Candidates must reside in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Delhi, Gurugram, Chennai, Mumbai or Pune to be considered for this remote India role.
How is pay determined?
Compensation follows the employee's location, and staff must maintain a residence base in the country of hire.
How much experience is required?
The posting asks for at least seven years of experience as a software engineer in web backend development.
Is Golang required?
Golang is described as a significant advantage rather than a stated requirement.
Which benefits apply outside the US and Canada?
The posting labels the health insurance and the 4% retirement match as specific to the US and Canada. It does not state equivalent benefits for other countries.
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