Senior Software Engineer — Own End-to-End Payments Platform (NYC)

deCircle; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology startup in New York City is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its early engineering team. The ideal candidate will take ownership of core components of the payments platform and play a critical role in supporting the company's growth. Responsibilities include designing system architectures, delivering new features, and collaborating closely with team members. Candidates should have over 5 years of software engineering experience, with strong communication skills and a preference for Python/Django.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, Python/Django preferred.
• Ability to write and debug production-quality backend code.
• Strong communication skills and customer impact understanding.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship core components of the payments platform.
• Design robust and maintainable system architectures.
• Contribute to customer-facing APIs and deliver new features.

Skills

Software engineering

Python

Django

Communication skills

System design

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

A financial technology startup in New York City is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its early engineering team. The ideal candidate will take ownership of core components of the payments platform and play a critical role in supporting the company's growth. Responsibilities include designing system architectures, delivering new features, and collaborating closely with team members. Candidates should have over 5 years of software engineering experience, with strong communication skills and a preference for Python/Django.