Staff Software Engineer (Payments), Backend

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve scalable, high-performance APIs in a distributed environment that power Web, Mobile, and partner integrations
• Lead integrations with payment processors and alternative payment rails, ensuring reliability, compliance, and future extensibility
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Finance, and Operations to translate business requirements into resilient technical solutions
• Drive the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and post-launch support
• Mentor and guide engineers across the team, setting high standards for system design, security, scalability, and code quality
• Champion operational excellence by building and enforcing practices around observability, documentation, monitoring, and alerting
• Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues to maintain high availability and seamless customer experiences

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, React, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Strong system design skills with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, leadership-oriented mindset
• Passion for clean, maintainable code, mentoring others, and continuous improvement

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of Stripe, QuickBooks, or similar payment platforms
• Experience with C#
• Experience with Datadog or similar observability tools
• Experience in FinTech or other highly regulated industries
• Previous work with real-time payment processing systems