Backend Engineer ( Rust )
Dodo Payments · Posted Oct 7
Global Merchant of Record and billing platform for SaaS and AI-first companies
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About the role
Dodo Payments is a Merchant of Record plus Billing & Monetization platform for SaaS, AI, and digital businesses, handling global payments, subscriptions, usage-based billing, tax compliance, and payout orchestration across 220+ countries. The team builds highly reliable backend systems for payment processing at growing transaction volumes. This role designs and implements scalable, secure Rust services and works with front-end engineers and product managers to deliver the payment platform.
What you will do
- System Architecture: Design and develop robust services for our payment processing platform using Rust.
- Code Excellence: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code; conduct code reviews to ensure compliance with coding best practices.
- Scalability and Reliability: Build systems that maintain high performance and availability as we scale.
- Security Focus: Implement security best practices and defenses in an industry where security is paramount.
- Collaboration and Leadership: Work closely with other team members, including front-end engineers and product managers, to define feature specifications and deliver high-quality products.
- Innovation and Research: Stay on top of current trends in fintech and payment technologies; evaluate and propose new tools and technologies to improve our systems.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Experience: 2+ years of backend development experience, with at least 1 year using Rust or Go.
- Expertise in System Design: Proven ability to design and implement scalable and performance-oriented services with Rust.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering complex projects.
- Knowledge of Cryptography: Understanding of cryptographic techniques and security protocols is a plus.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Team Spirit: Experience working in startups or dynamic high-growth environments is preferred.
Benefits and support
- Competitive salary and equity package.
About Dodo Payments
Dodo Payments is a global Merchant of Record (MoR) and billing platform designed for SaaS, AI-first, and digital product businesses. The platform streamlines cross-border commerce by taking care of legal and financial responsibilities, global tax calculations, compliance, invoicing, and local payment processing across more than 150 countries. It empowers developers, solopreneurs, and scaling enterprises to monetize globally without setting up local entities.
- Industry
- Payments
- Company size
- 50-100 employees
- Founded
- 2024
- Location
- Bengaluru, India
- Funding stage
- Seed
Funding
Seed · $2.1M raised
- 2025-02-01Seed$1M
- 2025-12-24Pre-Seed$1.1M
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Ayush Agarwal
Co-Founder & CPTO
Recent coverage
Financial IT
Dodo Payments Raises $1.1M to Expand Cross-Border Payment Solutions2025-03-11
FinTech Global
Dodo Payments secures $1.1m pre-seed funding to simplify global transactions2025-02-28
Indian Startup News
Cross-border payments startup Dodo raises $1.1 million led by Antler, 9Unicorns2025-02-25