Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing Join Scribd, Inc. to lead architecture and build scalable payment systems that power our subscription revenue engine.What You'll Do Architect and implement global billing, invoicing and reconciliation services for a multi‐product platform.Design backend services that process payments at scale, integrating with Stripe, Adyen, Braintree and other providers.Ensure security and compliance with PCI DSS, tokenization and encryption across financial flows.Drive observability and reliability—define SLOs, build metrics, alerts, and lead incident response.Modernize legacy systems, reduce technical debt, and mentor engineering teams.Collaborate cross‐functionally with Product, Finance, Risk, Platform, and Analytics to solve complex business problems.We're Looking For Someone Who Has 8+ years of backend engineering experience, especially with distributed systems in aerospace, finance or payment domains.Demonstrates solid data modeling, transactional consistency, and expertise in MySQL/PostgreSQL; familiarity with NoSQL and caching is a plus.Speaks at least one modern backend language—Ruby (preferred), Java, Go or Python—and writes clean, secure code.Has a track record of technical leadership: setting architecture direction, mentoring engineers, and driving large‐scale migrations or modernizations.Is proficient in observability and reliability practices—defining SLOs, implementing metrics/alerts, debugging distributed systems,



and incident response.Communicates clearly across product and engineering stakeholders and influences technical and business decisions.It's a Plus If You Have deep experience designing and operating payment or billing systems.Have integrated with major payment service providers and managed multi‐currency or local payment methods.Have led large‐scale provider migrations with minimal customer impact.Have knowledge of compliance and security standards such as PCI DSS, encryption and tokenization.Understand fraud prevention strategies and have experience detecting and preventing abuse.Compensation The base pay is part of a total compensation package that varies by geography. For San Francisco, the target range is $167,000–$260,500. For other U.S. markets it ranges from $137,500–$247,500. In Canada it ranges from $175,000–$231,500 CAD. Equivalent equity and benefits apply.Benefits Medical, dental, and vision coverage—100% paid for employees.Paid parental leave (12 weeks), short‐term and long‐term disability.401(k) with company match.Home‐office stipend, learning & development allowance, and quarterly wellness stipend.Free Scribd subscription and company‐wide events.Flexible sick time, volunteer days, vacation & personal days (plus paid holidays).Inclusive employee resource groups and diversity initiatives.Access to AI tools to accelerate productivity.Equal Opportunity Employer Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply.We want our interview process to be accessible to everyone. If you need adjustments, please contact [email protected].#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Staff Backend Engineer – Payments & Billing - $137,500 - $260,500 A Year (Toronto)
🏢 Scribd
📍 Toronto