Staff Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Java/Spring Boot/Kafka): Design, build, and evolve core services powering enterprise-wide payment processing and money movement with an accent on distributed systems, resiliency, data integrity, and mainframe integration. Focus on architecting scalable solutions, leading technical strategy, resolving complex challenges, and mentoring engineering talent.

Location: Remote (US-based due to benefits and compliance)

Salary: $126,490 - $171,134 per year

Company

Financial services organization focused on helping people manage money wisely and live balanced lives through payments ecosystem.

What you will do

• Design scalable, reliable services using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, RESTful APIs, and SOAP interfaces for payment orchestration.
• Lead resolution of complex technical challenges in resiliency, data integrity, and system integration.
• Align solutions with enterprise architecture, reliability goals, and long-term platform strategy.
• Mentor team members, drive technical excellence, and promote Agile, DevOps, and SRE practices.
• Collaborate across teams to broker designs, define standards, and set technology roadmaps.
• Evaluate vendors, manage incidents, and contribute to recruiting top engineering talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent + 10+ years engineering experience
• Expertise in architecting solutions for performance, high availability, reliability, and security.
• Deep knowledge of data/system integration patterns and large-scale project management.
• Strong communication to articulate complex ideas to diverse audiences including executives.
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and independent work on strategic initiatives.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in related field.
• Financial services industry experience.
• Experience coaching/mentoring team members.

Culture & Benefits

• US-specific benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401k, pension, disability insurance
• 20 days PTO, sick/safe time, 10 paid holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental leave.
• Bonuses, annual/long-term incentives, EAP, well-being programs.
• Focus on continuous improvement, employee engagement, and leadership competencies like courage, collaboration, commitment.