Staff Software Engineer

Storm2; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Equity in a growing fintech

Job summary

Storm2 is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and build complex financial systems that process millions of dollars daily. You will be a core engineer designing cross-domain solutions coordinating payments, fraud detection, compliance, and user management across a distributed microservices architecture.

The role requires deep systems thinking, technical leadership, and the ability to solve challenging engineering problems spanning multiple domains and external integrations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building complex, production systems.
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience solving complex, cross-domain challenges.
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and computer science fundamentals.
• Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Architect Critical Financial Systems: Design and implement payment processing, fraud detection, and compliance systems that handle millions of dollars daily with strict regulatory requirements.
• Lead Cross-Domain Solutions: Coordinate complex interactions between payments, fraud detection, user management, and compliance systems.
• Drive Technical Decisions: Lead architecture decisions that impact their entire platform and establish best practices for a growing team.
• Mentor Engineers: Guide junior engineers and establish coding standards, design patterns, and engineering practices.
• Optimize System Performance: Improve reliability and performance across their distributed microservices architecture.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product and compliance teams to design systems that meet business and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Distributed systems

Algorithms

Data structures

Microservices

System design

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

NoSQL

SQL

GCP

CQRS

DDD

Job description

The client is a high-impact engineering team building mission-critical financial infrastructure. Their fintech platform powers payment processing, fraud detection, and financial compliance for businesses handling 100M+ in weekly transaction volume. They maintain 99.9%+ uptime, process complex cross-border payments, and coordinate with multiple third‑party financial services while meeting strict regulatory requirements.

The Role
They’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to architect and build complex financial systems that process millions of dollars daily. You’ll be one of their core engineers designing cross-domain solutions that coordinate payments, fraud detection, compliance, and user management across our distributed microservices architecture.
This role requires deep systems thinking, technical leadership, and the ability to solve complex engineering challenges that span multiple domains and external integrations.

What You’ll Do

• Architect Critical Financial Systems: Design and implement payment processing, fraud detection, and compliance systems that handle millions of dollars daily with strict regulatory requirements
• Lead Cross-Domain Solutions: Coordinate complex interactions between payments, fraud detection, user management, and compliance systems
• Drive Technical Decisions: Lead architecture decisions that impact theirentire platform and establish best practices for a growing team
• Mentor Engineers: Guide junior engineers and establish coding standards, design patterns, and engineering practices
• Optimize System Performance: Improve reliability and performance across their distributed microservices architecture
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product and compliance teams to design systems that meet business and regulatory requirements

What They’re Looking For

Staff Software Engineer Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building complex, production systems
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience solving complex, cross-domain challenges
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and computer science fundamentals
• Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and microservices

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering from an accredited university highly preferred

Technical Skills

• Backend Development: Python (they use Python 3), strong understanding of web frameworks and APIs
• Database Design: Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases
• Cloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, or similar cloud platforms
• Architecture Patterns: Domain-driven design, clean architecture, CQRS
• System Design: Ability to design systems that balance performance, maintainability, and business requirements

Preferred Experience

• Financial Systems: Payment processing, fraud detection, or compliance systems
• Financial Regulations: Understanding of AML, KYC, PCI DSS, or similar regulations
• Banking Integrations: Experience with financial APIs and money movement systems
• High-Scale Systems: Experience with systems processing high transaction volumes
• Third-Party Integrations: Experience coordinating multiple external service integrations

What They Offer

• Competitive compensation with equity in a growing fintech company
• Remote-first culture with flexible working arrangements
• Small team, big impact – your work directly shapes our platform
• Professional growth – lead technical decisions and mentor team members
• Modern tech stack – work with cutting-edge cloud technologies
• Mission-driven – build systems that power financial innovation