Staff Engineer: Ledger and Recon

About Us

OpenFX is on a mission to move money as freely as data, unrestricted by time zones, banking hours, or legacy systems. We are building the infrastructure that will power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team's execution has been exceptional, and we're scaling at a remarkable pace. Our stellar early team comes with experience in companies like J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, FalconX, PayPal, Affirm, Polygon, Kraken, Nium & others. We’re backed by Accel, Lightspeed, NfX, and other top-tier investors.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the design and implementation of our ledger and reconciliation systems as part of Settlements team. This is a foundational role in our journey to handle multi-billion-dollar monthly volumes with uncompromising accuracy, visibility, and resilience. You will be responsible for architecting ledger platform for multiple currencies, banks, and geographies, with deep integration into our event-sourced infrastructure. This is a high-ownership, in-office Bangalore position where correctness, performance, and observability are paramount.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ledger Architecture & Development: Design and implement distributed ledger services for settlements, balances, and reconciliation, with per-currency, per-bank, and per-geography granularity.
• Reconciliation Engine: Build a robust reconciliation platform for stablecoins and fiat, ensuring automated detection and resolution of mismatches.
• Scalability & Performance: Engineer systems capable of supporting high-throughput transaction processing with strict SLAs.
• Observability & Reliability: Implement comprehensive logging, metrics, and tracing to ensure strong operational visibility and rapid incident resolution.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product, operations, and compliance to align ledger capabilities with regulatory and business requirements.

What we are looking for

Must haves:

• 7–9 years of backend engineering experience with Rust, Go, and/or TypeScript.
• Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, event-sourcing, and high-throughput financial systems.
• Proven experience owning and scaling financial ledger systems in production.
• Strong background in building reliable, distributed systems with fault-tolerance in mind.
• Advanced knowledge of observability tooling (metrics, tracing, logging) and operational excellence practices.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work in a high-accountability, fast-paced environment.

What helps you stand out:

• Prior experience in high-volume fintech, banking, or payment infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with multi-currency and multi-entity ledger reconciliation.
• Contributions to architectural decisions in scaling transaction systems to billions in volume.
• Strong understanding of compliance and audit needs for regulated financial systems.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and cross-functional discussions.

What We Offer

• Impact at Scale: Your work will power systems moving billions globally.
• Zero Bureaucracy: Direct access to decision-makers, immediate implementation of ideas.
• Career Acceleration: Build mission-critical infrastructure in a hyper-growth fintech.
• Competitive Compensation: Salary, benefits, and ownership upside.
• Onsite in Bangalore: High-energy, high-collaboration environment with other top performers.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.