Staff Software Engineer, Financial Platform

Ladders; United States; Hybrid; USD 163.000 - 204.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Core financial systems

Senior, collaborative team

End-to-end ownership

Reliable product delivery

Mentorship opportunities

Hybrid work model with onboarding in-fi

Zusammenfassung

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its Financial Platform to design, build, and operate core financial services and APIs. This role emphasizes reliability, correctness, and end-to-end ownership, collaborating with product, compliance, and operations teams.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with services, APIs, and data-heavy workflows, and a strong background in financial or high-correctness domains.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong background in services, APIs, and data-heavy workflows.
• Experience with financial systems or other high-correctness domains.
• Ability to manage systems end-to-end, including production support.
• Collaborative experience with product managers and cross-functional teams.
• Pragmatic, execution-focused engineering mindset.
• Strong communication skills and mentoring ability.
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails or similar backend frameworks.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and ship services and APIs for financial integrations.
• Handle payments, settlements, and reconciliation involving customer funds.
• Support critical workflows such as payroll integration and 401k loans.
• Collaborate with product, compliance, and operations to deliver solutions.
• Debug production issues and improve system reliability.
• Work with other engineering teams on system integration.
• Mentor engineers tackling complex technical challenges.
• Write clear, reliable, and scalable code.

Kenntnisse

Software engineering

APIs

Ruby on Rails

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Production support

Reliability

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Jobbeschreibung

For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Financial Platform to join the team of a leader in the Enterprise Technology space.
This role will focus on building and supporting the core systems that power financial workflows, with an emphasis on reliability, correctness, and end-to-end ownership. You will collaborate closely with product, compliance, operations, and other engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions that support customer-facing financial experiences. The position calls for a pragmatic engineer who can guide complex technical work, strengthen production systems, and mentor others on a senior team.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $163,000 – $204,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship services and APIs for financial integrations
• Handle payments, settlements, and reconciliation involving customer funds
• Support critical workflows such as payroll integration and 401k loans
• Collaborate with product, compliance, and operations to deliver solutions
• Debug production issues and improve system reliability
• Work with other engineering teams on system integration
• Mentor engineers tackling complex technical challenges
• Write clear, reliable, and scalable code

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in production environments
• Strong background in services, APIs, and data-heavy workflows
• Experience with financial systems or other high-correctness domains
• Ability to manage systems end-to-end, including production support
• Collaborative experience with product managers and cross-functional teams
• Pragmatic, execution-focused engineering mindset
• Strong communication skills and mentoring ability
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails or similar backend frameworks

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on core financial systems
• Collaborative and senior team environment
• Hands-on role with end-to-end ownership
• Focus on delivering reliable and customer-loved products
• Mentorship opportunities to enhance team performance
• Hybrid work model with office presence required for onboarding

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.