Senior Software Engineer, Earn

Linktree; California; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Linktree in the United States (Los Angeles or San Francisco) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Earn squad to build how creators monetize on Linktree—subscriptions, tips, digital products and payouts. You’ll work across the full stack, designing and shipping services, APIs and product surfaces behind monetization flows.

You’ll focus on correctness under partial failure and partner with product, design, finance and partnerships to surface revenue opportunities as shipped, measurable

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production full-stack features.
• Solid full-stack skills across TypeScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL or MySQL, GraphQL, AWS.
• Hands-on experience with payments, billing, subscriptions or another domain where correctness is non‑negotiable.
• Experience integrating third‑party APIs and SDKs, including auth, webhooks and outages.
• Comfortable working in a large, established codebase and with AI-assisted development.
• Based in Los Angeles or San Francisco with a hybrid work arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and ship full-stack features across the Earn surface, from the payment services through to checkout experiences.
• Own end-to-end money movement correctness: idempotent handling, entitlement state, reconciliation and payouts.
• Integrate and maintain our payment and commerce partners, including auth, webhooks, versioning and graceful degradation.
• Instrument what you ship and use data to drive improvements in conversion, churn and failed payments.
• Partner with product, design, finance and partnerships to turn revenue opportunities into shipped features.
• Bring AI into how you build and surface it in the product.
• Raise the standard through clear writing, reviews and mentoring to improve the codebase.

Skills

4+ years experience

Full-stack

TypeScript

Node.js

React

PostgreSQL

MySQL

GraphQL

AWS

Payments/subscriptions

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

React

PostgreSQL

MySQL

GraphQL

AWS

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Earn

United States • Los Angeles, CA • San Francisco, CA

Engineering

Hybrid

Full-time

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Earn squad - the team that builds how creators actually make money on Linktree. Subscriptions, tips, digital products, checkout, payouts: if a creator earns a dollar through their Linktree, it moved through the systems this team owns.

You’ll work across the full stack, designing and shipping the services, APIs and product surfaces behind those flows. Monetization is unforgiving work in the best way - a bug here isn’t a visual regression, it’s someone’s rent. You’ll spend real time on correctness under partial failure, on payment provider contracts, on the ledger that has to reconcile, and on the checkout experience that has to feel effortless anyway. It’s hands‑on IC work close to revenue, with your product and design partners sitting right next to you.

With 70+ million people using Linktree and 48,000 new accounts created every day, the surfaces you build are how an enormous and varied group of creators turn an audience into an income. Most of all, you’ll help Linktree achieve our mission: to empower anyone to curate and grow their digital universe.

What You’ll Own

• Design, build and ship full-stack features across the Earn surface, from the payment and entitlement services through to the checkout and subscription experiences creators and their fans actually see.
• Own the correctness of money movement end-to-end: idempotent charge handling, entitlement state, reconciliation against our payment providers, and payouts that add up.
• Integrate and maintain our payment and commerce partners, including auth, webhooks, versioning and graceful degradation when a provider has a bad day.
• Instrument what you ship and use the data to decide what to fix, cut or double down on - conversion, churn and failed-payment recovery.
• Partner with product, design, finance and partnerships to turn a revenue opportunity into a shipped, measured feature, and surface the technical constraints before commitments are made.
• Bring AI into how you build, and where it earns its place, into the product itself.
• Raise the standard around you through clear writing, thorough reviews and mentoring - and leave the codebase better than you found it.

Who We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production full-stack features.
• Solid full-stack skills across our core stack (TypeScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL or MySQL, GraphQL, AWS), with the ability to move end-to-end on a feature.
• Hands‑on experience with payments, billing, subscriptions or another domain where correctness is non‑negotiable - you have dealt with idempotency, retries, reconciliation and partial failure in production.
• Experience integrating third‑party APIs and SDKs, and the operational reality that comes with them: auth, rate limits, webhook ordering and provider outages.
• Comfortable working in a large, established codebase you did not write, with the judgment to know what is safe to change.
• Fluency with AI‑assisted development (e.g. Claude, Cursor, Codex), including how to prompt, iterate, validate and refine what these tools produce.
• Comfortable with ambiguity: you can take a loosely defined revenue opportunity and turn it into a shipped, measured feature.
• A high standard for craft. You notice the failed-payment state, the confusing error copy and the rounding edge case without being asked.
• A clear communicator who works well with product, design, finance and partnerships, and who writes decisions down.
• Based in Los Angeles or San Francisco, working hybrid from one of our offices.

Linktree is committed to providing a fair and competitive compensation package including cash, equity, and benefits. The base salary offered for this role is targeted at $150,000-$192,000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final offers depend on multiple factors including location, experience, expertise, and role scope, and may vary from the range listed.

Our Story

We’re on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow, and monetize their digital universe. We created the “link in bio” category — and we’re just getting started. From creators, artists, and entrepreneurs to global brands, we’re redefining how people connect with their communities, showcase their content and promote products — all in one link.

Today, a community of 70+ million use Linktree, including icons like Adidas, TikTok, the UN Environmental Program, The NFL, Manchester United, World Central Kitchen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Selena Gomez. With 48,000 new accounts created every day, Linktree is the fastest-growing leader in our space.

We’ve teamed up with some of the world’s biggest platforms including TikTok, Snap, YouTube, GoFundMe, Spotify, Google, Stripe, Reddit, Laylo, and Kajabi, to unify Linkers’ digital spaces, and we partner with retail brands Amazon, Lululemon, Nike, Target, Sephora, Lululemon, and more to share products they love.

We’re a tight-knit, passionate team building best-in-class tools that make online presence simple, powerful, and yours. If you're excited by the idea of shaping a new category, setting the standard, and making space for everyone to be seen and succeed, we’d love to meet you.

Where and How We Work

We're a global, diverse team spread across continents with offices in London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, and San Francisco. We work together flexibly and you can choose the setup that works best for you: fully remote or a hybrid mix of office and home.

We offer autonomy in how you structure your days and weeks. While we’re mindful of time zones and occasionally collaborate outside the typical 9–5, we lean into async work to keep things flowing. Our culture is family‑friendly and Zoom‑casual where kids, pets, and delivery drivers are welcome.

How we’ll help you thrive

Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together (one of our values). Some ways we support you:

• An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set‑up - the choice is yours!
• 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for US‑based employees.
• Employer contribution towards your retirement.
• Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time, and other categories.
• Employee stock option program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success.

At Linktree, we believe in promoting a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, talents, and experiences, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and has equal opportunities to thrive. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience. If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities, please don't hesitate to reach us at [e-mail] – your needs are important to us.