Staff Software Engineer

Thank you for your interest. Please apply for further information.Term: Full TimeLocation: NYC, Hybrid$: 180-220k+ EquityRole: Staff Level EngineerVertical: Fintech, Staff Level roleJob OverviewAs a Staff Full Stack Engineer based in New York City, you will lead engineering for a core fintech platform, owning major features and architecture end-to-end while working directly with the Head of Engineering and CEO. This backend-leaning role requires you to design and maintain full-stack features that power customer workflows, develop APIs for payment infrastructure, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using containerized services. You will be responsible for refining the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines while raising the bar for code quality and engineering standards across the team. To be successful, you must have over eight years of experience building production web applications, including at least five years of professional expertise in Python and Django. You should possess strong fundamentals in React, Redux, and PostgreSQL, alongside hands-on experience operating services with Docker and Kubernetes. We are looking for a technical leader who is comfortable setting direction for the product roadmap and mentoring other engineers. You must be a jack of all trades with a clear area of depth, capable of taking projects from initial idea to production deployment in a fast-paced environment. Your work will directly impact the scalability and reliability of a modern operating system for the debt collection industry.ResponsibilitiesYou'll help lead engineering on the core platform, owning major features and architecture end-to-end while working directly with the Head of Engineering and CEO.Design, build, and maintain full-stack features that power core customer workflows across the platformLead key components of the product roadmap, from technical design through production deployment and iterationHelp guide the technical team and raise the bar on architecture, code quality, and engineering standardsDevelop and maintain backend services and APIs that integrate with third-party systems and payment infrastructureBuild user-facing interfaces and internal tools that improve customer workflows and operational efficiencyRefine the SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflowsOwn and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS, including containerized and orchestrated servicesContribute to high-leverage architectural decisions as the platform scalesMentor other engineers and support production debugging, performance tuning, and reliability workQualificationsLooking for a staff-level full stack engineer who can set technical direction and own major parts of a production fintech platform.Core engineering experience- 8+ years building production web applications in a full-stack or backend-leaning role- 5+ years of professional Python experience and 5+ years with Django (DRF a plus)- Solid experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React and Redux- Strong fundamentals with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL- Experience designing and consuming APIs and working with third-party integrationsInfrastructure & production systems- In-depth, hands-on experience operating services on AWS (Terraform a plus)- Experience with containerized and orchestrated applications and CI/CD pipelines (Docker, Kubernetes, Celery, GitHub Actions)- Track record debugging production issues and improving performance, reliability, and scalability over timeLeadership & collaboration- Comfortable setting technical direction and leading components of a roadmap end-to-end- Strong ownership mentality with the judgment to take projects from idea to production- Clear communicator who collaborates well with product, leadership, and other engineers, and who can mentor teammates- Jack of all trades, expert in one: comfortable across the stack with a clear area of depthIdeal CandidateA senior, hands-on engineer based in or near New York City who wants the ownership of an early-stage team with the backing of a funded company. Strong backend depth in Python and Django with full-stack range, comfortable leading architecture and mentoring. The interview process is practical and respectful of your time, with fast feedback and direct access to technical leadership.Company CultureIt is a small, remote-first team of experienced product and engineering leaders who have built and scaled platforms at companies like Google, Meta, TikTok, Apple, Amazon, WeWork, Zendesk, and Flatiron Health. The culture emphasizes ownership, strong product thinking, and high engineering standards, with engineers owning problems end to end and shipping directly to real customers. As an early-stage, well-funded company with production users, the work is highly impactful and closely tied to revenue and customer outcomes. Team members work directly with founders and core technical leadership on foundational infrastructure and customer-facing systems, with meaningful equity and real influence over the product and technical direction.What you can expectDay to DayYou'll work closely with the Head of Engineering, CEO, and a small senior team to design and ship full-stack features that power core customer workflows in production. Day to day work includes building backend services and APIs, implementing user-facing interfaces, reviewing code, and making architectural calls as the platform scales. You'll take ownership of major projects from scoping through deployment, help refine CI/CD and deployment workflows, maintain AWS infrastructure, and mentor other engineers.TeamYou'll join a small, senior engineering team in New York on a hybrid schedule, reporting to the Head of Engineering and working directly with the CEO and core technical leadership. The team is lean and highly collaborative, with engineers owning features end-to-end. As a staff engineer, you'll have outsized influence on technical direction and standards.GrowthThis is a high-impact, staff-level role at an early-stage, well-funded company where you'll own core parts of the platform from day one. There's room to grow into principal or technical leadership, take ownership of major product areas, and shape engineering standards and architecture as the team scales. You'll build foundational infrastructure and customer-facing systems in a production fintech environment with direct influence over long-term technical direction.