Staff Engineer - Tech Lead

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and ship high-quality software across Breeze's products and platform.
• Act as the technical point of contact for the US engineering team, helping drive execution and technical decision-making.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide actionable feedback that improves code quality and engineering standards.
• Help unblock engineers by providing guidance on architecture, implementation, debugging, and system design challenges.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead technical design discussions and help evaluate trade-offs between speed, scalability, and maintainability.
• Mentor and support junior engineers through pairing, technical coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive engineering best practices across testing, observability, reliability, and software development workflows.
• Collaborate closely with global engineering teams to ensure alignment and consistency across projects.
• Take ownership of complex technical initiatives from design through production deployment.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems.
• Previous experience operating as a Tech Lead, Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, or similar senior technical individual contributor.
• Strong software architecture and system design experience.
• Proven ability to guide technical decisions and influence engineering outcomes without formal management authority.
• Extensive experience conducting code reviews and mentoring engineers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity in fast-moving startup environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for building high-quality products and helping teams succeed.

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, payments, crypto, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience mentoring and supporting early-career engineers.
• Experience working in startup or high-growth environments.
• Experience working across distributed engineering organizations.
• Experience building scalable backend systems and developer infrastructure.

Culture

• Fast-paced and dynamic
• Buider's mindset
• Highly collaborative
• Continuous learning

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary + equity
• Hybrid work environment based in New York City (3+ days per week in office)
• 21 days PTO
• Flexible benefits including medical allowance, productivity allowance, and wellness reimbursement
• Annual company retreat
• Opportunity to have significant technical impact at a rapidly growing company backed by Sequoia Capital
• Work alongside a high-performing global team building the future of payments