Staff Engineer: Architecture Lead for Payments NYC

Thera (YC S22); New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Thera (YC S22) is looking for a hands-on Staff Engineer in New York City to help define the technical foundation for their innovative financial OS for SMBs. You will drive architecture, technical direction, and engineering execution while mentoring a small team.

The ideal candidate enjoys being close to the code, possesses strong systems thinking, and thrives in a regulated environment. This role demands agility and ownership to enhance product offerings and engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Experience building and scaling real systems.
• Mentored or tech-led engineering teams.
• Comfortable operating in a high-pressure regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical direction across payroll and payments.
• Drive engineering execution on complex problems.
• Build systems powering payroll and other financial services.

Skills

Systems thinking

Technical leadership

Hands-on coding

Regulatory environment experience

Tools

TypeScript

Java

Kotlin

Job description

Thera (YC S22) is looking for a hands-on Staff Engineer in New York City to help define the technical foundation for their innovative financial OS for SMBs. You will drive architecture, technical direction, and engineering execution while mentoring a small team.

The ideal candidate enjoys being close to the code, possesses strong systems thinking, and thrives in a regulated environment. This role demands agility and ownership to enhance product offerings and engineering culture.