Lead Software Engineer - Payments
Ladders · United States · 4 days ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$110k–$160k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own technical health and quality for the Payments Platform
- Set team norms for spec-driven development and AI-assisted delivery
- Drive architecture decisions across API gateway and event infrastructure
- Ensure API and event schemas meet financial-grade correctness standards
- Partner with Platform Director on roadmap delivery
- Collaborate with leads on cross-domain integration points
- Design and build automation for platform engineering workflows
- Mentor engineers and participate in candidate evaluations
Qualifications
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a lead role
- Deep expertise in payments systems and event-driven architecture
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience with AWS serverless infrastructure
- Understanding of financial correctness requirements
- AI-first mindset with experience using AI coding tools
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive health support
- Wellness programs
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Work with industry experts
- Innovative and fun work culture
- Commitment to social impact and technology
- AI-powered tools for real human challenges