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Principal Financial Services Engineer

3 weeks, 6 days ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Software Engineer
Software Development
AWS Django JavaScript PostgreSQL Python React
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Description

  • Define and evolve the architecture, strategy, and long-term roadmap for the financial services domain.
  • Design and build secure, scalable systems for payments, billing, collections, and ledger management.
  • Lead integrations with banks, payment processors, fintech partners, and financial service providers.
  • Collaborate with Finance, Product, and Engineering leaders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
  • Establish best practices for reliability, observability, transaction integrity, and financial accuracy.
  • Mentor senior and staff engineers through architecture reviews and technical guidance.
  • Lead investigation, resolution, and prevention efforts for issues affecting financial systems and money movement.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, payment solutions, and AI capabilities that improve efficiency, reliability, or customer experience.

Requirements

  • Significant experience designing and scaling payment systems, billing platforms, ledgers, banking integrations, or fintech infrastructure.
  • Deep expertise in Python and Django for building and maintaining complex backend services.
  • Strong working knowledge of JavaScript and React in modern web applications.
  • Hands-on experience with ACH, card payments, payment processors, and financial APIs.
  • Expertise with PostgreSQL and systems designed for reconciliation, auditability, and financial accuracy.
  • Proven experience building distributed, fault-tolerant systems on AWS with strong reliability and scalability practices.
  • Understanding of financial security requirements, data protection, and compliance considerations for financial systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence engineering strategy, mentor senior engineers, and drive cross-functional alignment.
  • Strong judgment on where AI can create meaningful value within financial services and customer experiences.
  • Ability to translate complex financial, technical, and regulatory requirements into clear direction for technical and business stakeholders.
  • Authorized to work in the United States and able to complete the I-9 and E-Verify process.

Benefits

  • Fully remote position.
  • Competitive compensation package with equity and company-wide bonus opportunities.
  • Annual salary range of $220,000 to $255,000 USD.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Optional accident insurance, FSA, and DCFSA benefits.
  • Unlimited PTO plus 11 company-observed holidays.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both birth and non-birth parents.
  • Opportunity to make an impact at a company helping solve the affordable housing crisis.

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