Senior Staff Software Engineer, Payments

United States Digital Space LLC; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 219.499 - 258.235; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a deep technical leader for its Payments team in Germany. The role involves defining the engineering vision for Payments, enhancing platform reliability, and mentoring senior engineers within a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience with large-scale distributed systems, a strong background in money-movement architecture, and proficiency in backend programming languages like Python or Go.

The role offers a competitive salary range of $253,895—$298,700 and opportunities for equity and bonuses, contributing to a dynamic and innovative work culture.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Ability to anticipate scaling bottlenecks before they occur.
• Commitment to technical excellence and fostering a strong engineering culture.

Aufgaben

• Define and drive the multi-quarter technical strategy for Payments.
• Lead end-to-end design and rollout of large, cross-team initiatives.
• Use data to identify structural platform gaps and lead improvements.

Kenntnisse

Large-scale distributed systems

Backend programming (Python, Go, Java)

Money-movement architecture

Technical mentorship

Data analysis and observability

Jobbeschreibung

About the team

Payments Platform is at the front door of the company’s financial ecosystem. Our mission is to move old money into crypto and power financial access and payments for the crypto economy globally. As the bridge between the traditional financial world and the crypto economy, we build and operate the fiat on‑and‑off‑ramps and payment services that let the company’s customer‑facing products deliver reliable, seamless payment processing and connect customer fiat funds into crypto.

We’re seeking a deep technical leader to define the engineering vision for Payments, shape architectural cohesion across our global payment rails and funds‑flow systems, drive platform‑level reliability and cost efficiency, and lead the next evolution of how fiat moves into and out of the company.

What you’ll be doing

• Define and drive the multi‑quarter technical strategy for Payments, spanning rails, orchestration, and transfers, to support new products, geos, and significant growth in payment volume.
• Architect and evolve the core Payments platform (rails integrations, routing, and funds‑flow services) for high availability, low latency, and cost efficiency at global scale.
• Lead end‑to‑end design and rollout of large, cross‑team initiatives (e.g., new global rails, decomp/migrations, resiliency programs), breaking high ambiguity into clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Set and enforce technical standards for financial correctness across Payments, including idempotency, reconciliation, failure‑mode handling, and auditability for all money‑movement paths.
• Partner closely with FinHub, Payments Risk, Regulatory Platform, and Product to design cohesive architectures that balance customer experience, risk controls, compliance, and unit economics.
• Provide deep technical mentorship to senior/staff engineers across Payments pods, upleveling system design quality, review rigor, and long‑term maintainability.
• Use data and observability signals (e.g., success rates, latency, cost, incident patterns) to identify structural platform gaps and lead systematic reliability and efficiency improvements.
• Represent Payments in executive and cross‑org forums, clearly communicating tradeoffs, aligning stakeholders on strategy, and securing buy‑in for high‑impact technical bets.

What we look for in you

• 10+ years building and operating large‑scale distributed systems in production.
• Deep money‑movement architecture experience (PSPs, ISO 20022, routing, double‑entry, high‑volume payment systems)
• Deep expertise in backend programming (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and cloud‑native architecture.
• Proven track record designing highly available, high‑performance systems.
• Ability to anticipate scaling bottlenecks before they occur and take decisive, proactive measures.
• Experience leading cross‑functional technical initiatives and mentoring senior engineers.
• Commitment to technical excellence, sharing best practices, and fostering a strong engineering culture.
• Ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear and actionable solutions.

Nice to haves

• Experience designing and operating ledgering or trading systems at large scale.
• Strong financial acumen with experience handling accounting data and financial transactions with high precision and reliability.
• Experience collaborating closely with finance and accounting teams.

Pay Transparency Notice

Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $253,895—$298,700 USD

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, the company is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening.