CareerPlan

Software Engineer, Payments Product Lead

Palo AltoFull-time$160k–$260k2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Founding technical leader for a new payments unit, owning the Payment API spec, trust infrastructure, and integration with the trading stack.

Role type

Senior IC payments product lead (founding engineer)

Builds

Payment API, revenue attribution/reconciliation systems, KYC/KYB integration, testnet sandbox, and orchestration engine.

Domain

Financial services, blockchain/Layer 1, payments infrastructure, stablecoins

Required skills

Payment infrastructure design, cross-border rails, stablecoin settlement, API specification, technical diligence, team leadership, build-vs-buy decision making

Preferred skills

Move or Rust, FX market structure, payments regulation (MiCA, PS Act), 0→1 founding experience

Technologies

Move, Rust

Responsibilities

Define and ship the Payment API v1 spec, build revenue attribution and settlement rails, lead partner-facing engineering and integration, hire and lead the first engineers, make build-vs-buy decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC