Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)

Role overview

Set technical direction for backend engineering across a card product, shaping its architecture, roadmap, and engineering practices. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with coordination across teams, delivery of high-impact initiatives, and mentorship of experienced engineers. A customer-focused approach and thoughtful use of AI to improve how teams build are part of the mission.

Responsibilities

- Define the long-term technical roadmap and lead strategic engineering initiatives for the card product. - Guide architecture and platform decisions to support reliability, consistency, scale, and efficiency. - Work with engineering leaders and cross-functional partners to align technical quality with business outcomes. - Lead complex projects across teams and organizational boundaries, tracking delivery and resolving dependencies. - Encourage ownership and effective use of AI in engineering workflows while maintaining a high quality bar. - Mentor engineers, support their growth toward senior technical roles, and promote strong engineering practices.

Requirements

- 10 or more years of experience across software engineering, including backend architecture and improvement. - Experience shaping technical strategy and driving meaningful change in a large engineering organization. - A record of leading critical projects that involved multiple teams and delivered broad organizational results. - Experience improving system reliability and responsiveness through technical strategy and execution. - Experience mentoring and developing engineers, including those progressing toward Staff-level roles. - Strong written and verbal communication, cross-functional collaboration, and practical ownership; a related degree or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

- Experience with React Native, JavaScript, or Kotlin. - Familiarity with fintech and card products.

Benefits and work setup

- Remote-first work within the country of employment, with occasional in-person needs and an in-person onboarding experience. - The listed U.S. base salary range is $265,000–$325,000 in CA, WA, NY, NJ, and CT, and $236,000–$296,000 in other states. Pay depends on location, experience, and relevant skills; total compensation may include equity and benefits. - Benefits include medical coverage, dental and vision coverage, monthly health, wellness, and technology stipends, flexible time off, holidays, and an employee stock purchase plan.