Senior Staff Engineer - Global Payments Architecture

Early Warning Services LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive technical strategy and architecture for complex cross-border and digital asset payment capabilities. You will shape engineering approaches, own architectural design, and mentor teams across multiple engineering groups to build secure, scalable, and compliant payment solutions.

The role requires deep experience in distributed systems, Java/Spring, Docker, and cloud platforms, with a strong emphasis on leadership,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 12+ years of relevant related experience.
• 9+ years in distributed systems, SaaS, cloud solutions, microservices.
• Hands-on Docker experience.
• Proven experience leading the design and evolution of complex, large-scale payment platforms in regulated environments.
• Experience with front-end solutions (Angular/React).
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Responsibilities

• Shape engineering approaches with product and architecture.
• Own the technical strategy for broad/complex requirements.
• Own architectural design for cross-border money movement and digital asset settlement.
• Resolve complex scalability challenges across distributed payment platforms.
• Mentor engineers and guide secure, resilient payment solutions.
• Review and validate code output across teams.
• Lead long-term health of features/systems.
• Develop tests for quality, performance, and scalability.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on new features.
• Support operations teams in production issue resolution.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java/Spring

Docker

Frontend experience (Angular/React)

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Security/compliance

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Maven/Gradle

Go Lang

Job description

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive technical strategy and architecture for complex cross-border and digital asset payment capabilities. You will shape engineering approaches, own architectural design, and mentor teams across multiple engineering groups to build secure, scalable, and compliant payment solutions.

The role requires deep experience in distributed systems, Java/Spring, Docker, and cloud platforms, with a strong emphasis on leadership,