Staff Software Engineer: AI-Powered Payments Platform

VGS; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

VGS in the United States is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and deliver Agentic Payment Infrastructure that enables secure, scalable AI-enabled transactions.

You will design Python 3.13+ services with FastAPI, own security, reliability, and observability at scale, and collaborate across Product, Security, and Infrastructure to ship trusted payments platforms for global partners.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience taking ownership of outcomes in complex, large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, and cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and GitOps.
• Proficient in Python for automation and tooling.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana observability.

Responsibilities

• Architect Agentic Payment Infrastructure with Python 3.13+ and FastAPI.
• Define APIs for enrollment, token provisioning, mandates, and crypto retrieval.
• Drive security, reliability, and performance at scale.
• Establish observability patterns with OpenTelemetry and Prometheus.
• Lead cross-functional reviews and production readiness.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, and Infra teams.

Skills

Ownership

Python

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

GitOps

Security mindset

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

GitOps

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

VGS in the United States is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and deliver Agentic Payment Infrastructure that enables secure, scalable AI-enabled transactions.

You will design Python 3.13+ services with FastAPI, own security, reliability, and observability at scale, and collaborate across Product, Security, and Infrastructure to ship trusted payments platforms for global partners.