Lead Embedded Payments Platform Engineer (Remote-First)

Skimmer; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay + bonus potential

100% medical premium paid

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

12 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Skimmer is hiring for a Technical Leader to guide their Embedded Software Development team in Austin, TX. This role emphasizes mentoring a development team while contributing code and leading integrations involving embedded financial products.

The ideal candidate will possess strong API integration experience, leadership skills, and be familiar with secure software practices. Skimmer promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace and offers flexible PTO, medical benefits, and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Tenured experience leading a development team in a technical leadership role at a SaaS startup.
• Strong hands-on experience building API-based, real-time integrations for SaaS products.
• Deep knowledge of REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth, retries, idempotency, and failure handling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of development engineers while contributing technically.
• Drive evaluation, integration, and ongoing support for embedded products.
• Build and maintain secure APIs, webhooks, middleware, and integration patterns.

Skills

Leadership

API Development

REST APIs

OAuth

C#

Microsoft SQL

Data Privacy

AI Tools

Job description

Skimmer is hiring for a Technical Leader to guide their Embedded Software Development team in Austin, TX. This role emphasizes mentoring a development team while contributing code and leading integrations involving embedded financial products.

The ideal candidate will possess strong API integration experience, leadership skills, and be familiar with secure software practices. Skimmer promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace and offers flexible PTO, medical benefits, and a competitive salary.