Staff Engineer NYC - Tech Lead for Scalable FinTech

Thera; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct impact on the company’s trajectory

Work with founders

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Thera is seeking a hands-on Staff Engineer in New York City to own the technical foundations of their financial OS for modern SMBs. You will lead architecture decisions and partner with product teams to build impactful systems across payroll, payments, and accounting.

Your role involves ensuring reliability, security, and scalability while mentoring a small team of engineers. This role is in-person, contributing directly to Thera's trajectory in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Built and scaled real systems.
• Strong systems thinker and fast mover.
• Mentored or tech-led engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical direction.
• Lead engineering execution on challenging problems.
• Partner closely with product and operations teams.

Skills

System thinking

Hands-on coding

Team leadership

Technical direction

Ability to work in regulated environments

Tools

TypeScript

Java/Kotlin

Job description

Thera is seeking a hands-on Staff Engineer in New York City to own the technical foundations of their financial OS for modern SMBs. You will lead architecture decisions and partner with product teams to build impactful systems across payroll, payments, and accounting.

Your role involves ensuring reliability, security, and scalability while mentoring a small team of engineers. This role is in-person, contributing directly to Thera's trajectory in a fast-paced environment.