Sr. Systems Manager

SOMERSET STAFFING; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SOMERSET STAFFING in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) team. You will help onboard partners and drive platform enhancements, building scalable, secure services that enable embedded finance across a growing partner ecosystem.

The role requires 5+ years in software engineering, leadership experience, and mastery of C#, .NET, SQL, and Azure. You will design APIs, ensure security and observability, contribute to CI/CD and incident response,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with at least 1 year in a technical leadership role.
• Strong portfolio of secure and standards-compliant code across multiple platforms.
• Proficiency in C#, .NET, SQL, and cloud platforms (Azure native services).

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.

Skills

Technical leadership

CI/CD

Observability

Git

Agile Scrum

Security best practices

Tools

C#

.NET

SQL

Azure

APIM

Cosmos DB

Key Vault

OpenAPI

OAuth2

REST APIs

Service Bus

Event Hubs

Container technologies

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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