Staff Software Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Fullstack/Fintech): Building systems to facilitate high-value cross-border transfers for real estate, education, and investments with an accent on trust, security, and scalability. Focus on architecting 0-to-1 product experiences across web, mobile, and backend services while integrating AI-native development workflows.

Location: Hybrid (Seattle, WA). In-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly (typically 3 days a week).

Salary: $208,000–$260,000 base salary

Company

Global financial services company providing secure and reliable money transfer solutions to help customers move money across borders.

What you will do

• Own technical design and architecture for complex, greenfield systems powering the High Value Send experience.
• Develop customer-facing web and mobile experiences using TypeScript, React, and React Native.
• Build and optimize scalable backend services in Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python.
• Collaborate with product, design, and identity/trust teams to define and deliver trust-centric transfer flows.
• Implement AI-native workflows using agents and tools like Claude Code to accelerate software delivery.
• Mentor engineers and drive a culture of technical excellence and high architecture standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software development experience building end-to-end systems.
• Expertise in TypeScript, React, and native mobile development (iOS/Android, React Native).
• Proficiency in modern backend languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python.
• Proven experience designing distributed, large-scale domains with architecture segmentation.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Must be based in the US and able to work from the Seattle office at least 50% of the time.

Nice to have

• Experience in FinTech, payments, or other highly regulated industries where security and compliance are critical.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off and paid parental, medical, military, and family care leave.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plus 401k with company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Continuing education and travel benefits.
• Connected Work Culture emphasizing in-person collaboration to fuel creativity and deepen relationships.