Staff Software Engineer, Payments

Turo Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement employer match

Learning & Development stipend

Turo travel credit

Cell phone and internet stipend

Paid time off and holidays

In-office lunch and snacks

Job summary

A leading car sharing marketplace in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance their payments and billing services. This role involves collaboration with product engineering teams to develop scalable microservices, migrating existing systems, and ensuring high-quality code delivery. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, equity, and a range of benefits, with a hybrid work schedule requiring in-office presence several days a week.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years experience shipping high-scale code to production.
• Possess strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, distributed systems.
• Enjoy solving problems and helping others meet their goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product engineering and platform teams to develop Turo into distributed microservices.
• Drive decomposition of legacy monolith to extract payment and billing functions.
• Generate maintainable, high-quality code and conduct thorough testing.

Skills

Fluent in one language - Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, or C

Strong communication skills

Experience with logging, monitoring and alerting systems

Interest in search, streaming, database technologies

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

The Payments team works with core services and other product engineering teams across the Turo eco-system to build-out new product capabilities and to enhance the scalability, performance & reliability of the services that power the Turo car rental marketplace.As Staff Software Engineer on the Payments team, you’ll work with a team of talented software engineers to design & build both new capabilities as well as migrating existing payment & billing related services, embedded in a monolith, to a new microservices architecture designed for scale on the cloud.# **What you will do:*** Collaborate with product engineering, core services and platform teams to develop Turo into a set of distributed scalable microservices* Drive the decomposition of our legacy monolith to extract the payment and billing functions into independently deployable services* Along with your teammates, you’ll own and evolve critical building blocks such as Billing, Invoicing and Payments for Turo’s growing marketplace* Generate maintainable, high-quality code, conduct thorough testing, engage in collaborative code reviews, and oversee the code deployment process* Identify opportunities for enhancing our architecture & application design of Turo* Create tools & utilities for diagnosing & resolving issues within Turo’s eco-system* Ensure proper technical design and documentation* Operate effectively in a dynamic and expanding environment, adapting to constant change, where fluid processes and creative solutions are valued* Apply your skills to elevate the technical standards and provide guidance on architectural decisions# **Your profile:*** 8-10+ years experience shipping high-scale code to production.* Fluent in at least one language - e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, or C* Possess strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, database concepts, distributed systems, and search* Strong communicator. Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you* Enjoy solving problems and helping others meet their goals* Experience with logging, monitoring and alerting systems and tools* Keen interest in search, streaming, database or other backend technologies# **Bonus if you have:*** Bachelor's/Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field* Experience in building & scaling Payments & Billing systems* Passion for developing FinTech solutions for a growing start-up!For this role, the target base salary range in San Francisco is $182,000-$228,000 annually. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. In general, our ranges reflect the market-based target for new hire salaries based on the level and location of the role. Within the range, individual pay is determined by objective factors assessed during the application and interview process, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits available for this role.**Turo highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Turists will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Turo considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Turo offers.**#LI-NR1#LI-Hybrid# **Turo AI Policy:**Turo may use AI-enabled tools to support our recruiting operations, including gathering information from candidates, drafting communications, helping with interview note-taking and assessment, and so on. These tools only supplement our team; all decisions to advance or hire candidates are made by Turo employees. While we welcome candidates to use AI-enabled tools to help prepare for their interviews, the use of such tools, including any AI chatbots or note-takers, is not permitted during live interviews or technical assessments. We want to see how you consider and solve problems in real-time, so interviews and assessments are all you (unless we indicate otherwise and ask you specifically to use an AI-enabled tool to answer a question). If during the application process you require the use of an AI-enabled tool as a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].# # **Benefits*** Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full-time employees* Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Country specific)* Retirement employer match* Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development* Turo host matching program* Turo travel credit* Cell phone and internet stipend* Paid time off to relax and recharge* Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave* For those who are in the office full-time or hybrid we have in-office lunch, office snacks, and fun activitiesWe are committed to building a diverse team. If you are from a background that's underrepresented in tech, we'd love to meet you.Aside from an award winning work environment and the opportunity to be part of the world’s largest car sharing marketplace, we are also growing the team quickly - join us! Even if you don't meet every qualification, we are looking for people with enthusiasm for what we do and we will consider you for this and other possibilities.# ****About Turo****Turo is the world’s largest car sharing marketplace where you can book the perfect car for wherever you’re going from a vibrant community of trusted hosts across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and France. Whether you're flying in from afar or looking for a car down the street, searching for a rugged truck or something smooth and swanky, Turo puts you in the driver's seat of an extraordinary selection of cars shared by local hosts.Discover Turo at , the App Store, and Google Play, and check out our blog, . about the Turo culture according to Turo CEO, Andre Haddad.Turo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Turo will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable. We welcome candidates with physical, mental, and/or neurological disabilities. If you require assistance applying for an open position, or need accommodation during the recruiting process due to a disability, please submit a request to People Operations by emailing [e-mail].