Senior Software Engineer

Payzen; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Parental leave 16 weeks

Team meals & global events

Job summary

PayZen is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who owns a product surface end-to-end within Care Finance’s provider and partner platform. You work independently on your surface, contributing to HIPAA, PCI-DSS and SOC 2 compliance while delivering reliable, high-quality software.

You will mentor juniors, automate recurring steps, and help shape tooling and internal libraries. A strong emphasis on clear writing and stakeholder communication is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering delivering production systems.
• Hands-on with Java, Go, Python or TypeScript.
• Clear written communication for stakeholders and non-engineers.
• Experience owning a product surface end-to-end and working independently.

Responsibilities

• Own a product surface end-to-end within Care Finance’s provider and partner platform.
• Deliver reliable, high-quality craft with an AI-native approach.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to hiring decisions.
• Automate recurring manual steps and contribute to shared tooling and libraries.
• Communicate tradeoffs to non-engineering partners and write clearly for action.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

TypeScript

Product surface ownership

Compliance knowledge (HIPAA/PCI-DSS/SO

Job description

• We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer — an individual contributor who owns a product surface end-to-end
• At this level, you work independently on your surface and are guided on novel domains
• You own a product surface within Care Finance’s provider and partner platform — the systems that connect PayZen to health systems and partners — on a weeks-long horizon, in an environment governed by HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2
• Deliver reliable, high-quality craft on your surface, with AI-native output as the standard. Deepen your fluency with HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 as you build
• Identify gaps in your surface and contribute to framing the problems worth solving, considering data and compliance implications
• Deliver reliably on your surface, manage your own dependencies, and elevate when necessary — not just problems
• Create clarity through writing that stakeholders can act on, communicate tradeoffs to non-engineering partners, and align the people closest to your work
• Give timely peer feedback, start mentoring more junior engineers on craft, and take part in hiring independently
• Automate recurring manual steps, and contribute to shared tooling and internal libraries

Benefits

• Hybrid Schedule: In-office Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, remote Wednesday and Friday
• Flexibility: PayZen offers discretionary time-off and 16 weeks of parental leave for US-based roles
• Connection: Team meals, collaborative spaces, and global events that foster stronger relationships

Growing fluency with application security and compliance-regulated environments; HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or SOC 2 exposure a plusClear written communication that helps stakeholders act, including non-engineering partnersHands-on proficiency in at least one of Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript5+ years of software engineering experience delivering production systemsAbility to own a product surface end-to-end and work independently, seeking guidance on novel domainsReliable, high-quality craft with an AI-native approach to outputExperience managing your own dependencies and escalating with context, not just problems