Sr. Systems Manager

Akaasa Technologies; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the BaaS team, focusing on onboarding partners and enhancing platforms. You will build scalable, secure, high-performance systems enabling embedded financial services across a growing partner ecosystem.

Work involves collaborating with product managers, architects, and engineering teams, plus mentoring peers and upholding CI/CD, testing, and observability practices to ensure reliability and compliance with financial standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with at least 1 year in technical leadership.
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• Proficiency in secure, standards-compliant code across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs and microservices supporting BaaS onboarding.
• Deliver robust solutions with product and engineering teams.
• Mentor and enforce CI/CD, testing, and observability best practices.
• Ensure SLA compliance and build monitoring/alerting systems.
• Contribute to incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Draft architecture and design documentation for option analysis.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for feasibility and adoption.
• Refactor and extend codebase to fix defects and add features.
• Develop systems that are durable and configurable.

Skills

C# / .NET

SQL

Azure

APIM

Cosmos DB

Key Vault

Container tech

Caching

RESTful API

OAuth2

OpenAPI

Event-driven

Service Bus

Event Hubs

Observability

Datadog Grafana

Git

DevOps

Agile Scrum

Security (PCI DSS SOC 2)

Tools

Datadog

Grafana

Job description

Position :: Sr. Systems Manager

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) team, supporting partner onboarding and platform enhancement initiatives. This role will be instrumental in building and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance systems that enable embedded financial services across a broader partner ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs and microservices that support BaaS onboarding and partner integration.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver robust solutions.
• Support engineering excellence through code reviews, mentoring, and best practices in CI/CD, testing, and observability.
• Ensure compliance with SLA standards and contribute to the development of monitoring and alerting systems.
• Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis to improve system reliability.
• Draft architectural and design documentation to assist design options analysis and decision-making.
• Evaluate emerging technologies from applicability to feasibility and adoption paths.
• Refactor and extend the existing codebase to fix defects and add features/functionality.
• Create systems that are durable and flexible by developing for change, favoring configurability over customization.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 1 year in a technical leadership role.
• Strong portfolio of work showing experience developing secure and standards-compliant code across multiple platforms.
• Proficiency in C#, .NET, SQL, and hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (Azure native services such as APIM, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Key Vault), container technologies, and caching frameworks.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and OpenAPI specifications.
• Familiarity with event‑driven (Service Bus, Event Hubs) and microservice‑based architecture patterns.
• Hands‑on experience leveraging and implementing observability dashboards and platforms (e.g., Datadog, Grafana).
• Ability to handle a fast‑paced environment for iterative project turnarounds on mission‑critical, customer‑facing applications.
• Deep knowledge of Git, DevOps, Agile Scrum, and security best practices in financial services and compliance standards (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in fintech or embedded finance platforms.
• Familiarity with partner onboarding workflows and SLA management.
• Contributions to open‑source projects or technical publications.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) team, supporting partner onboarding and platform enhancement initiatives. This role will be instrumental in building and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance systems that enable embedded financial services across a broader partner ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs and microservices that support BaaS onboarding and partner integration.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver robust solutions.
• Support engineering excellence through code reviews, mentoring, and best practices in CI/CD, testing, and observability.
• Ensure compliance with SLA standards and contribute to the development of monitoring and alerting systems.
• Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis to improve system reliability.
• Draft architectural and design documentation to assist design options analysis and decision‑making.
• Evaluate emerging technologies from applicability to feasibility and adoption paths.
• Refactor and extend the existing codebase to fix defects and add features/functionality.
• Create systems that are durable and flexible by developing for change, favoring configurability over customization.