Lead Engineer, FinTech

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the technical design and execution of intricate FinTech and payment-related systems.

• Make key architectural choices and set engineering standards and practices.

• Develop and maintain APIs, integrations, services, and data systems.

• Design, code, review, debug, test, document, and deploy software.

• Tackle challenges related to payments, financial data, transactions, reconciliation, and third-party integrations.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to convert business needs into technical solutions.

• Recognize technical risks and enhance reliability, scalability, security, and performance.

• Mentor and guide engineers through code reviews and technical advice.

• Keep comprehensive documentation of payment-system architecture.

• Identify and manage edge cases within the payment system explicitly.

• Oversee payment-system regression detection and uptime monitoring systems.

• Transform sketches, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups into web and mobile applications.

• Deliver user-friendly, modern, tested, maintainable, and well-documented code.

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams.

• Maintain the development workflow utilizing team tools.

• Communicate through Basecamp, Slack, and video conferencing.

• Integrate feedback and deliver with quality and efficiency in an ambiguous setting.

• Employ contemporary AI-powered methods and practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Extensive experience in building and scaling production payments software.

• Profound understanding of backend architecture, APIs, databases, and distributed systems.

• Experience in FinTech, payments, banking, financial services, or transaction-heavy systems.

• Strong grasp of payment flows, transaction processing, webhooks, reconciliation, or financial integrations.

• Experience with integrating third-party APIs and services like payment processors, banks, or financial platforms.

• Significant experience with TypeScript/Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and modern cloud infrastructure.

• Comfortable working across the stack, including React/React Native.

• Strong architectural instincts and practical technical trade-offs.

• Excellent debugging and problem-solving abilities.

• Capable of working with a high level of ownership and independence.

• Passionate about the entire product development process.

• Ability to use an iterative approach to maintain momentum and consistently deliver valuable software.

• Proficient in leveraging AI tools while adhering to sound engineering principles.

• Effective communicator with clients and teammates.

• Self-motivated, quick to learn, and relentless in pursuit of knowledge.

• Inquisitive about technology and its implications.

• Ability to take responsibility and ownership.

• Capable of collaborating on significant challenges.

• Must reside in the United States.

• Must be available during standard business hours for internal and external meetings.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Must respond to application questions and provide a CV or resume.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Option for remote work.

• Flexible working hours.

• Opportunity to engage in meaningful projects.

• Free and adaptable workplace culture.

• Professional autonomy and ownership.

• Equal opportunity employment.