Senior Software Engineer

Neon Pay; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Neon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will lead a core work stream, turning concepts into scalable features across the stack. You’ll work hands-on to build a product that accelerates financial independence for game creators, collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering.

You will own code quality, participate in reviews, and help shape architecture while being based in our New York City office. A design-minded, collaborative mindset is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience.
• Full-stack background with React and TypeScript.
• Willingness to learn and adapt across the stack.
• Proven ability to own initiatives and deliver results.
• Experience leading teams or projects; mentorship a plus.
• On-site in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain front-end and back-end components of the product.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to define and ship new features.
• Ensure features are scalable, performant, secure, and user-friendly.
• Write clean, maintainable code, participate in reviews, and maintain docs.

Skills

Software engineering

Full-stack development

Leadership

Ownership

Tools

React

TypeScript

Job description

About NeonNeon is a global payments and e-commerce platform designed to help game publishers earn more money and independence from app stores. We believe commerce should be open and transparent: clear decisions, actionable insights, and aligned incentives. Founded by payments, fintech and gaming veterans, Neon focuses on product and partnership excellence: we share the playbook, co-pilot decisions, and abstract away risk and complexity for our customers. We’re replacing old-school, black-box relics with clear, modern, and developer-centric infrastructure.As an early team member, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and scale Neon’s product and culture, making a direct impact on our growth and success. You’ll join a collaborative, diverse team from world-class companies like Apple, affirm, unity, and visa, backed by renowned vcs including thrive, a16z, griffin gaming, ribbit, and renegade. If you want to build disruptive technology, challenge the status quo, and help game creators thrive on their own terms, read on.

About the Role

Neon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will help lead the development of one of our key work streams. As a design-minded engineer, you’ll bring ideas to life on a blank canvas, turning concepts into functional, beautiful products. You’ll be involved in the full stack of the technology, working hands‑on to build and scale a core product that accelerates financial independence for game creators.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain both front‑end and back‑end components of the product
• Collaborate closely with product leaders, designers, and fellow engineers to define, design, and ship new features
• Ensure features are scalable, performant, secure, and user-friendly
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, participate in code reviews, maintain documentation

What We Look For

• 5+ years software engineering experience.
• Full-stack background, with strong focuses on React and TypeScript.
• Excited about learning new things and flexing across the stack as the team evolves alongside you.
• Highly productive, able to take ownership of key initiatives and deliver results.
• Experience leading teams or projects and enjoy helping others level up their skills.
• Able to work from our office in New York City

Join Neon. Shape the Future of Gaming.