Staff Software Engineer, Payouts Systems (Remote)

Branch; United States; On-site; USD 195,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market‑leading medical, dental, and vision insurance

Stock options

Monthly home‑office stipend

401k (TransAmerica)

12‑weeks paid parental leave

Flexible time off + sick and safe time

11 paid company holidays

Same Day Pay Option

Job summary

Branch is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Payouts team to lead architectural decisions and mentor other engineers. This remote position in the U.S. emphasizes developing scalable, reliable, and performant backend services.

The successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in software development, a strong command of Java, and expertise in building RESTful APIs. Additional benefits include market-leading medical insurance and stock options.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building clean, well-architected software.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Measure and optimize performance of backend services.
• Conduct design and code reviews to push engineering standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software engineers.

Skills

Java and Java‑based microservices

Distributed and scalable software development

RESTful APIs

PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle

Docker and Kubernetes

Unit testing with JUnit/Mockito

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

SonarQube for CI/CD

Job description

Branch is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Payouts team to lead architectural decisions and mentor other engineers. This remote position in the U.S. emphasizes developing scalable, reliable, and performant backend services.

The successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in software development, a strong command of Java, and expertise in building RESTful APIs. Additional benefits include market-leading medical insurance and stock options.