Engineer - Payments
San Jose, California, United States
Innovate with purpose

At we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses—from startups to established brands—make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don’t stop there: we’re creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters.

Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that’s ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity—and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or working remotely, collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks.

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Make your impact within a rapidly growing Fintech Company

Join Payments team as a Distinguished Engineer to drive innovation behind our platform that moves billions of dollars daily. You’ll be at the heart of enabling SMBs to streamline their financial workflows. Resilient and innovative, Payments and Financial Services teams are both the backbone and the revenue drivers at (link removed). We play a mission critical role in transacting over $300B annually safely across various payment products.

Leadership qualities: Proven thought leadership, persuasive abilities, passion for excellence, and humility to collaborate across teams.
Hands-on experience: Self-driven engineer with a track record of building and scaling for diverse workloads.
Payments modernization: Expertise in modernizing cloud platform infrastructure to ensure stability and reliability.
Strong fundamentals: Solid foundation in software engineering and distributed systems, with a focus on scale, safety, and engineering excellence.
Diverse Payments, Risk, Financial Services experience.
Problem-solving mindset: High standards of excellence, backed by experience, with an incremental approach to tackling big challenges.
Autonomy: Ability to independently choose areas for deep technical exploration with a focus on impactful improvements.
Collaboration skills: Skilled at working across teams to foster a collaborative environment that drives innovation.
Passion for excellence: Commitment to continuous improvement and alignment with the company’s goals and values.
We’d love to chat if you have:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent — advanced degree preferred
Minimum of 15 years of experience in fintech building at scale
Hands-on in programming languages like Java, Python, or Go
Proficient in cloud computing infrastructure and the underlying concepts
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication (written and verbal) skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Public-facing impact (publications, talks, articles, open source contributions, etc.) is a big plus
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The estimated salary range for this role is noted below for our San Jose based role. Our ranges for each role and job level are based on a variety of factors including candidate experience, expertise, and geographic location and may vary from the amounts listed above. The role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending & health savings account, paid holidays, paid time off, and other company benefits.

San Jose pay range

$236,800 - $296,000 USD