Sr. Software Engineer (Payments)

favorited

Santa Monica (CA)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Health Insurance

Unlimited PTO

Company holidays

Job summary

A mobile live-streaming company is seeking a Senior Payments Systems Software Engineer to design and implement critical billing infrastructure. This full-time hybrid position in Santa Monica involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless payment processes. Candidates should have proficiency in React and TypeScript along with hands-on experience with Stripe. Flexible work arrangements and generous benefits are offered.

Qualifications

Proven experience in building and maintaining billing systems.
Hands-on experience with payment systems.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Design and implement billing and payouts logic.
Build user-facing payment UI systems using React and TypeScript.
Integrate and manage payment systems with Stripe.

Skills

Proficiency in React

Proficiency in TypeScript

Knowledge of payment failure modes

Solutions-oriented mindset

Excellent communication skills

Detail-oriented

Tools

Stripe

App Store in-app payments

Job description

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Who We Are:

At Favorited, we are redefining mobile live-streaming as a fully interactive, gamified experience. We’re dedicated to fostering deeper connections between creators and their communities through play, and ensuring that creators are compensated well in the process.

Our App:

Apply to This Position If You:

Have a passion for building reliable and scalable payment systems that solve real-world problems.
Enjoy collaborating with product and finance teams to ensure seamless user experiences.
Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where your contributions have a direct impact.
Take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
Want to be part of a team that empowers creators and innovates in mobile live-streaming.

Who You Are:

Passionate about building innovative systems that enable creators to be compensated fairly.
Detail-oriented and organized, with a strong ability to troubleshoot and debug issues.
Excited by the opportunity to take ownership of mission-critical features.
A quick learner who can adapt to shifting priorities and technologies.

What You Will Do:

As a Sr. Payments Systems Software Engineer at Favorited, you will play a key role in building and maintaining the payment and billing systems that power our mobile live-streaming platform. This includes taking over critical logic for billing, payouts calculations, and the associated UI systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth, seamless payment processes for our creators and users.

Responsibilities:

Designing, implementing, and maintaining billing and payouts logic for our mobile platform.
Building and optimizing user-facing payment UI systems using React and TypeScript.
Integrating and managing payment systems with Stripe and App Store in-app payments.
Identifying and mitigating payment failure modes, ensuring reliability and accuracy.
Partnering with product, finance, and backend teams to streamline payouts and billing flows.
Troubleshooting, testing, and iterating on features in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

What We Are Looking for:

We are seeking a proactive engineer with a deep understanding of payment systems and the experience to build and maintain mission-critical billing infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise along with a solutions-oriented mindset.

Proficiency in React and TypeScript for front-end development.
Hands-on experience with Stripe and App Store in-app payments systems.
Strong knowledge of payment failure modes and their mitigation strategies.
Familiarity with corporate finance basics and payout systems is a plus.
Experience in building, scaling, and maintaining payment or billing platforms.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment.
A collaborative, problem-solving attitude with excellent communication skills.

Where You’ll Work

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Santa Monica, CA. You will work at least 2-3 days per week in our office, collaborating closely with a passionate and talented team.

Health Insurance
Unlimited PTO
Company holidays

At Favorited, we value the creativity and hard work of every team member. Join us as we redefine mobile live-streaming and empower creators to build thriving communities.

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