Staff Software Engineer — Agentic Payments (Remote)

Very Good Security; United States; Remote; USD 160.000 - 220.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401(k) with 4% match

Early equity

Internet Stipend

Learning Stipend

Office set‑up stipend

Remote and hybrid opportunities

Zusammenfassung

VGS seeks a Staff Software Engineer to build agentic payment infrastructure at the intersection of AI, cryptography, and secure money movement. You will craft clean, reliable APIs for the next generation of commerce, focusing on secure, scalable systems powering global payments.

You will lead architectural decisions, emphasize security, reliability, and observability, and partner with product and security teams to deliver trusted payments infrastructure with AI-assisted capabilities.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience taking personal ownership of outcomes in complex, large-scale distributed systems.
• Advanced proficiency in AWS ecosystems leveraging Terraform to build reproducible environments.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and GitOps workflows (Flux, Argo, GitHub Actions).
• Strong coding skills in Python to automate infrastructure and build operational tools.
• Experience implementing Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry at scale.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, API Gateways, load balancing, and network isolation.

Aufgaben

• Architect Agentic Payment Infrastructure: lead the design and evolution of Python 3.13+ and FastAPI services powering secure flows.
• Define APIs and domain models for enrollment, token provisioning, purchase intents, mandates, device attestation, OTP flows, and cryptogram retrieval.
• Own Security, Reliability & Scale: drive architecture across security, scalability, availability, and performance.
• Build Deep Observability: establish patterns for error handling, logging, metrics, and tracing using OpenTelemetry and Prometheus.
• Automate Platform Provisioning: design provisioning workflows using Kubernetes APIs and Custom Resource Definitions.
• Set the Quality Bar: define unit, integration, acceptance, and end-to-end testing strategies for high-risk payment flows.
• Lead Complex Initiatives: lead design reviews and cross-functional initiatives from exploration to production.
• Pioneer AI-Native Engineering: apply AI-assisted development across the SDLC while maintaining quality and security.
• Partner Across the Ecosystem: collaborate with Product, Security, Infrastructure, Platform, and external partners.

Kenntnisse

Ownership

AWS Infra

Kubernetes

Python

Observability

Security & Networking

Ausbildung

BA/BS degree

Tools

Terraform

Docker

GitHub Actions

Jobbeschreibung

VGS seeks a Staff Software Engineer to build agentic payment infrastructure at the intersection of AI, cryptography, and secure money movement. You will craft clean, reliable APIs for the next generation of commerce, focusing on secure, scalable systems powering global payments.

You will lead architectural decisions, emphasize security, reliability, and observability, and partner with product and security teams to deliver trusted payments infrastructure with AI-assisted capabilities.