Sr. Systems Manager

Blue Ribbon Global Technologies; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Ribbon Global Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance our Banking-as-a-Service platform in California. You will design APIs and microservices for partner onboarding, work with cross-functional teams, and drive secure, scalable software in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications include 5+ years in software development with leadership experience, strong C#, .NET, SQL skills, and hands-on Azure cloud experience (APIM, Cosmos DB, Key Vault).

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with at least 1 year in a technical leadership role.
• Secure, standards-compliant code across multiple platforms.
• Proficiency with C#, .NET, SQL and cloud platforms (Azure native services).
• Experience with RESTful APIs, OAuth2 and OpenAPI specs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs and microservices for BaaS onboarding and partner integration.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define requirements and deliver robust solutions.
• Support CI/CD, testing, observability, and code reviews to drive engineering excellence.
• Ensure SLA compliance and contribute to monitoring and alerting systems.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis to improve reliability.
• Draft architecture and design docs to aid decision-making.
• Evaluate new technologies for feasibility and adoption paths.
• Refactor and extend codebase to fix defects and add features.

Skills

C#

REST APIs

DevOps

Agile Scrum

Security

Tools

Azure

Azure SQL

Cosmos DB

Key Vault

APIM

Datadog

Grafana

OpenAPI

OAuth2

Service Bus

Event Hubs

Git

Job description

This position may be offered to a candidate authorized to work in the US for his/her/their stated employer, without any restrictions which would prevent the candidate from working on the proposed assignment for the duration of the assignment period.

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.
  

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