Senior Merchant Platform Engineer — Scalable Money Movement

Parafin

United States

On-site

USD 220,000 - 265,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Salary Range: $220k-$265k

Equity grant

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Work from home flexibility

Unlimited PTO

Commuter benefits

Free lunches

Paid parental leave

401(k)

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Parafin in San Francisco is seeking an experienced platform-focused software engineer to join our Merchant Platform team to build a scalable platform powering Parafin's financial offerings. You will own the core money-movement infrastructure and cross-product tools, collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to launch new products and strengthen reliability.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment, own initiatives from inception to completion, and craft high-quality software.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience building and operating production backend or platform systems.
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science (or related field)
You care deeply about building high-quality software and take immense pride in your craft.
You are comfortable owning and driving the development of both product and platform initiatives from scratch.
You take the initiative to identify commonalities between different problem statements and design appropriate abstractions accordingly.
You have a strong grasp of engineering fundamentals.
You have experience building and operating asynchronous systems or data pipelines in production environments.
You are excited about working on a small team and helping us set the foundations for the company.

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable systems that support our merchant-facing products and services.
Develop features that enhance the merchant experience and drive engagement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless product integrations.