Principal Financial Services Engineer

6 hours, 23 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development

Rockstar

Rockstar is a platform that connects top talent with companies, helping individuals land roles that accelerate their careers. They focus on roles that offer competitive cash and the opportunity to impact the trajectory of the business.

Professional Services
1-10

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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