Principal Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the technical roadmap and create system designs that facilitate scalable, secure, and operationally efficient card issuing and payment processing products for our clients.

• Dedicate substantial time to the codebase by writing, reviewing, and optimizing code throughout the issuing and processing stack.

• Identify and spearhead impactful technical initiatives that enhance the performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of our core processing engines.

• Work alongside Product Managers to assess requirements and offer technical recommendations across onboarding, issuing, digital wallets, authorization & clearing, transaction controls, and ledgers.

• Mentor and support technical leads, influence stakeholders, and set success metrics to promote technical excellence across the organization.

• Implement and advocate for modern best practices in your software designs and implementations to bolster the platform's resiliency and scalability.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of practical software engineering experience.

• Proven enthusiasm for software engineering excellence, encompassing design principles, fault tolerance practices, scalability, cost, security & privacy considerations, and test-driven development.

• Experience collaborating with product teams to conceptualize and launch innovative solutions.

• Experience in developing and scaling microservices utilizing contemporary cloud technologies, preferably AWS.

• Experience working with high volume / low latency data infrastructures.

• Strong grasp of security engineering best practices and proven experience in designing solutions that comply with those standards.

• Passion for tackling non-functional challenges, specifically: Scale, Cost, Reliability, Performance, and High Availability.

• Experience constructing systems that operate in multiple regions.

• Team-oriented mindset – effectively lead projects, contribute as an influential team member, and collaborate across various organizations.

• Familiarity with our technology stack, specifically Java, Springboot, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kafka, JPOS, and AWS services.

🏝️ Benefits

• Multiple health insurance options

• Flexible time off – take what you need

• Retirement savings program with company contribution and after-tax contributions

• Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program

• Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave

• Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice

• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model

• Annual “development dollars” to aid in our people's growth and development

• Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive