Senior Payments Platform Engineer — Scale & Impact (Remote)

Ladders

United States

On-site

USD 135,000 - 160,000

Full time

13 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Mentorship

Cross-functional initiatives

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform to join our team as a leader in Business Services. This role focuses on building and scaling payment systems across the platform and partnering with product and engineering to deliver high-performance solutions that drive growth.

You will provide technical leadership, architect thoughtfully, and strengthen foundational capabilities to help teams move faster and ship with quality. Remote-US based; visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
1+ year of experience in Payments/Fintech preferred.
Proven technical leadership in project teams and mentoring.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Strong communication for cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business impact and refine engineering requirements.
Architect and implement complex features with a focus on performance optimization.
Advance engineering processes and technical foundations in partnership with other teams.
Identify patterns for systemic improvements to streamline development and enhance quality.
Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and knowledge sharing.