Staff Software Engineer

Tipalti; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in London is seeking a Software Architect to drive the development of their platform. You will operate as a technical leader, ensuring high performance and scalability. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in web applications, strong backend skills, and a solid understanding of cloud architecture. This role offers a collaborative work environment focused on innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Flexible work environment

Career coaching

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience building and scaling web applications.
• Strong backend experience using Node.js, Java, Go, or similar.
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, preferably AWS.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural direction for core platform components.
• Design and implement full-stack features across the stack.
• Lead high-impact technical initiatives.
• Mentor and guide engineers.
• Partner with Product, Security, Compliance teams.

Skills

Scalability

Performance

JavaScript

Node.js

Cloud architecture

Microservices

SQL

Tools

AWS

React

DynamoDB

Job description

Join Tipalti’s Procurement team as a Software Architect and take a hands‑on role in launching an exciting new product that will redefine finance automation. With ambitious plans to grow our customer base tenfold over the next year, you’ll directly shape our technical direction and solve complex challenges around scalability, performance, and elegant architecture.

You’ll partner closely with cross‑functional teams, architects, and stakeholders to deliver innovative, customer‑centric solutions that power the future of global finance operations.

Why Tipalti?

Tipalti is the AI‑powered platform for finance automation, empowering finance teams to operate smarter and scale faster in a global economy. Our end‑to‑end platform simplifies and accelerates complex finance operations for mid‑market businesses—covering accounts payable, global payouts, procurement, employee expenses, corporate cards, supplier management, tax compliance, and treasury.

We partner with leading financial institutions such as Twitch, Roblox, Go Daddy, Calm and Canva and enable over 5,000 companies worldwide to securely pay millions of suppliers across 200+ countries and territories in 120 currencies.

At Tipalti, we’re proud of our collaborative culture, our best‑in‑class product, and our exceptional people. We offer competitive benefits, a flexible work environment, career coaching, and a culture where diverse individuals thrive and make an impact—free from ego and united in success.

Founded in Israel in 2010, Tipalti is a global company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Foster City) with offices in Tel Aviv, Plano, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Amsterdam, Tbilisi, and Medellín.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Full Stack Staff Engineer to join our London office and help drive the next evolution of Tiplati’s platform. As a Staff Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader across multiple teams, shaping the architecture, engineering best practices, and product direction. You will work hands‑on across the stack, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership to deliver highly reliable, secure, and performant systems.

This is a critical role for someone who thrives in complex problem‑solving, enjoys influencing technical strategy, and wants to make an outsized impact in a fast‑growing fintech environment.

What You’ll Do

• Own architectural direction for core platform components, ensuring scalability, security, and long‑term maintainability.
• Design and implement full‑stack features across our frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers.
• Lead high‑impact technical initiatives, from system redesigns to major product capabilities.
• Mentor and guide engineers, promoting high engineering standards, code quality, and best practices.
• Partner with Product, Security, Compliance, and Operations teams to create solutions that meet business and regulatory needs.
• Conduct design reviews, champion engineering excellence, and influence Tiplati’s technical roadmap.
• Help evolve our cloud‑native environment, CI / CD pipelines, observability, and reliability posture.
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues, ensuring smooth operation of mission‑critical payment systems.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of professional experience building and scaling web applications, ideally in fintech or other regulated environments.
• Strong backend experience using Node.js, Java, Go, or similar, including building distributed systems and high‑throughput APIs.
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, preferably AWS (Lambda, ECS / EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS, etc.).
• Experience with microservices, event‑driven architectures, and domain‑driven design.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑team engineering initiatives and influence technical strategy.
• Strong SQL and data‑modeling skills; familiarity with both relational and NoSQL stores.
• A security‑first mindset, ideally with experience in payments, compliance, or enterprise SaaS.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with diverse teams across geographies.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript / TypeScript, paired with strong proficiency in a contemporary frontend framework (React, Vue, or similar)

Our Mission

Our mission is to elevate how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. We are the AI‑powered platform that automates finance.

Tipalti is fueled by a commitment to our customers and a desire to build lasting connections. Our client portfolio includes high‑velocity businesses such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter. We work hard for our 99% customer retention rate which is built on trust, reliability and innovation. Tipalti means we handled it" - a mission to which we are constantly committed.

Accommodations

Tipalti champions inclusive teams, in which every voice counts. We are committed to recruiting diverse candidates with varied personal experiences and abilities. We welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically underrepresented or disadvantaged groups, and maintain an equitable Talent Acquisition process that is free from discrimination.

As an equal opportunities employer, Tipalti complies with employment and human rights laws across the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Should you require reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, including access to alternate formats of materials, meeting spaces, or other accommodations that could better enable your full participation, please reach out to for assistance.

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