Staff Software Engineer, Banking

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy for critical Banking initiatives, balancing long-term architecture with near-term delivery needs across multiple teams.
• Drive the design and evolution of reliable, scalable systems for money movement, bank account experiences, payment orchestration, and related financial infrastructure.
• Partner cross-functionally with product, design, operations, compliance, risk, and accounting to turn complex business and regulatory requirements into durable technical solutions.
• Identify and resolve systemic reliability, quality, and operability issues, improving observability, incident prevention, and engineering standards over time.
• Provide technical leadership across teams by driving architecture reviews, aligning stakeholders, and helping teams make strong tradeoffs in ambiguous spaces.
• Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders, helping raise the bar on system design, execution, and technical ownership within the Banking org.
• Contribute directly when needed — whether through design, debugging, rollout strategy, or implementation — especially for high-stakes initiatives and critical path decisions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience operating as a senior technical leader on complex, multi-team initiatives.
• Strong systems thinking and the ability to simplify complex technical and organizational problems into clear, actionable plans.
• Experience improving reliability, operational excellence, and engineering quality in production systems with meaningful customer or business impact.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and align teams without direct authority.
• Hands-on technical depth and sound engineering judgment, including the ability to dive into implementation details when needed.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and helping scale technical leadership across an organization.