Backend Engineer

payrails· Engineering
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🌍 Remote📍 CairoFullTime

About this role

About Payrails


Payrails is a global payment software company helping leading enterprises to take control of their payment operations and maximize performance. With deep experience in the payments space and firsthand knowledge of merchants' challenges, we’ve seen how fragmented, complex, and inefficient these systems can become. Now, we are setting a new industry standard for how enterprises around the world manage and optimize payments, with more control, visibility and flexibility than ever before.

Our vision is to reimagine payments from the ground up. We are building a deeply integrated meta layer that spans the entire payment lifecycle with a modular architecture. This helps us give leading brands building blocks to craft solutions to most complex operational challenges, tailor seamless customer experiences and grow their business.

We are backed by some of the world’s top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, HV Capital, EQT Ventures and General Catalyst, who share our mission to simplify payment complexity globally.

At Payrails, we’re committed to building a team of exceptional people - not just talented, but driven to build, solve, and deliver at the highest level. Excellence isn’t just a value here; it’s a way of working. We believe that great people thrive in environments where there’s trust, clarity, and shared purpose. We work openly and collaboratively, with deep respect for each other’s craft. Everyone is encouraged to understand the bigger picture - what we’re building, why it matters, and what stands in the way. When people have that context, they move faster, take ownership, and make better decisions. We care about creating a culture where people feel inspired to do their best work and a deep sense of responsibility to help us bring our vision to life. Success at Payrails means staying focused on the problems that matter most, and executing with purpose.

Your team

Payrails is a true tech company: our product is designed by engineers for engineers. We believe in quality before delivery: our mission is to provide an outstanding Payment experience with a strong eye on automation, resilience, and scalability. Our engineering culture is focused on 3 main pillars:

  • We aim for operational excellence

  • We promote open communication and quick feedback

  • We share knowledge and learn continuously

Our tech team offers you the chance to work alongside a group of highly ambitious and knowledgeable Engineers while being faced with highly complex problems that affect customers on a global scale.

How you will make an impact

  • Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software in a thriving environment

  • Manage individual project priorities and deliverables whilst working in a team who enjoy knowledge sharing sessions

  • Stay up to date with the latest trends in technology

  • Work within your cross-functional team to uphold the highest technical standards right across the product

What we are looking for

  • You have 3+ years of backend engineering experience with a proven track record of delivery and end-to-end ownership

  • You show vast experience in developing software in large-scale production systems, ideally using Golang

  • You have strong software design intuition and clean code principles

  • You have hands-on experience with distributed systems and micro-services in production environments

  • You are comfortable with SQL-based systems and can troubleshoot data issues independently

  • You have good knowledge of observability practices and how to use them to diagnose production issues

  • You are an effective communicator, within your team and across functions

  • You own a business-oriented mindset - you understand why what you build matters

  • Experience in fintech or payments is a plus

  • Familiarity with AI tools in your development workflow is a plus

What we offer

  • High impact and high velocity environment with the most talented and ambitious people you will ever work with

  • A chance to shape the story of a company and a category from the ground up

  • Real ownership. You’ll have the freedom and trust to build, test, and take lead

  • A product used by the best brands around the world

  • Hybrid working with an office in the heart of Cairo

  • Regular team events, activities and off-sites

  • Competitive salary

  • Premium Family Medical Insurance Coverage

  • 27 days of annual paid vacation

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the salary disclosed for the Backend Engineer position at payrails?
The salary for this Backend Engineer role at payrails is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Is the Backend Engineer job at payrails remote?
Yes, this Backend Engineer position at payrails is remote, with team members based in Cairo. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Backend Engineer role at payrails full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Backend Engineer role in the Engineering department at payrails.
Which team or department does the Backend Engineer at payrails belong to?
This Backend Engineer position is part of the Engineering department at payrails. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Backend Engineer position at payrails?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to payrails's official application portal hosted on ashby where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Backend Engineer job at payrails posted?
This Backend Engineer position at payrails was posted on May 5, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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