Staff Software Engineer, Merchant Platform

About the Position

We are looking for an experienced platform-focused software engineer to join our Merchant Platform team in San Francisco to help build a scalable platform that will help power the suite of Parafin’s financial offerings. The Merchant Platform team owns the money movement infrastructure that powers all of Parafin as well as the suite of product-agnostic tools that enable product teams to delight the customers.

You will work with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders across the company to launch several new products and regularly experiment with our existing products to improve the end-user experience. You will own our core platform and help identify, prioritize, and execute on infrastructure opportunities to accelerate product development and maintain high levels of reliability.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong technical fundamentals, the ability to navigate ambiguity and take ownership of projects from inception to completion.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and build scalable systems that support our merchant-facing products and services.
• Develop features that enhance the merchant experience and drive engagement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless product integrations.

What We’re Searching For

• 6+ years of experience building and operating production backend or platform systems.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science (or related field)
• You care deeply about building high-quality software and take immense pride in your craft.
• You are comfortable owning and driving the development of both product and platform initiatives from scratch.
• You take the initiative to identify commonalities between different problem statements and design appropriate abstractions accordingly.
• You have a strong grasp of engineering fundamentals.
• You have experience building and operating asynchronous systems or data pipelines in production environments.
• You are excited about working on a small team and helping us set the foundations for the company.