Staff Engineer

About the role

As a Staff Engineer at Aspora, you’ll be a central technical force shaping the backend architecture that powers our global banking platform. This is a deeply hands-on role where you’ll design, build, and scale systems that serve millions of users across markets.

You’ll work on large, ambiguous problems, break them down into clear technical direction, and partner closely with product, design, and operations to bring high-impact features to life. As one of the senior-most Individual Contributors in the team, you’ll raise the technical bar, mentor engineers, and influence engineering culture and decision-making across pods.

If you enjoy building from scratch, solving complex distributed-systems challenges, and operating at a pace where ideas turn into shipped features quickly - you’ll feel right at home at Aspora.

Location: Bangalore, India

ABOUT ASPORA

People on the move deserve a bank that moves with them. Since 2022, Aspora has been building a borderless financial operating system that makes money as mobile and transparent as its users.

Backed by influential venture capitalists like Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Hummingbird Ventures, Y Combinator & Global Founders Capital. We're a team of 150+ across India, the UK, the UAE, EU and the US, working with extreme ownership, radical candour, and an obsession with customer impact.

We celebrate builders who question assumptions, ship fast, and turn regulatory complexity into elegant solutions. If you’re driven to redefine what global banking can be, we’d love to build the future with you.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Drive system architecture and high-level design for scalable, reliable backend platforms.

• Stay hands-on with coding, debugging, testing, and deployment to deliver high-quality backend services.

• Build and evolve systems end-to-end; prior experience creating services from scratch is a strong plus.

• Make informed technical decisions by evaluating architectural trade-offs and long-term impact.

• Own performance, reliability, and operational excellence across backend components.

• Convert product requirements into robust technical solutions through close cross-functional collaboration.

• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.

• Define and champion engineering standards and best practices across the backend stack.

• Bring deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, databases, queues, caching, and cloud infrastructure.

• Shape technical direction and drive key engineering initiatives that strengthen the overall platform.

WHO YOU ARE

• You bring 7–12 years of strong backend engineering experience.

• You’re motivated to build products from the ground up and help define technical processes at Aspora.

• You understand the pace and mindset of a startup and are excited to contribute to its growth and culture.

• You have deep technical expertise, paired with a willingness to learn and adapt to Aspora’s internal systems and ways of working.

• We are language-agnostic and value strong engineering fundamentals over specific tech stacks.

WHY ASPORA?

• Build high-impact, zero-to-one systems that directly influence the product’s future.

• Drive architecture and technical direction in a culture that values deep engineering thinking.

• Work with a lean, high-ownership team where your contributions are visible and meaningful.

• Grow with a fast-scaling startup where you help shape both the platform and the engineering culture.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation and equity, aligned with experience, impact and market standards.

• Learning & development support, including professional development budgets and learning stipends.

• Wellness and team engagement programs to support work-life integration and collaboration.