Staff Engineer, Payments

What You'll Do:

• Architect Financial Freedom: Lead the design and development of critical payment systems that handle sensitive transactions safely, securely, and at scale.
• Expand the Ecosystem: Partner with global payment gateways and providers to integrate new workflows, alternative payment methods (APMs), and flexible scheduling options that meet consumers where they are.
• Drive Technical Strategy: Define the long-term roadmap for our payment infrastructure, ensuring our systems stay ahead of industry trends and company growth.
• Solve the "Hard" Problems: Dive into complex distributed systems challenges across multiple teams to deliver robust, well-engineered solutions that others might miss.
• Elevate the Team: Act as a force multiplier by mentoring senior and junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous "1% better" improvements.
• Champion Operational Excellence: Own the "Definition of Done" for your team, ensuring high standards for code quality, observability, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Guard System Reliability: Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation as a senior escalation point, ensuring our portal remains a reliable resource for customers whenever they need it.

Who You Are:

• A Seasoned Architect: You bring 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with a proven track record of leading large-scale, complex projects from a blank page to production.
• A Backend Expert: You possess expert-level proficiency in at least one major language (we use Go, Python, and Java) and have deep experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Cloud-Native: You are highly proficient in AWS (or GCP/Azure) and have hands-on experience managing containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• A Systems Thinker: You have an elite grasp of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, with the ability to articulate "why" a specific architecture is the right choice for the business.
• A High-Impact Communicator: You can translate high-level business goals into technical requirements and explain complex architectural trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• A Mentor at Heart: You find genuine satisfaction in helping other engineers grow and are committed to fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.