Senior Staff Software Engineer, Payments
Core
Architecting and leading the global Payments Compliance engineering landscape to ensure systems are cohesive, scalable, and aligned with complex global regulatory requirements.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead (Payments Compliance)
Builds
Global payments platform compliance systems (Policy Enforcement, Identity, Screening, Auditing, Compliance Experience)
Domain
Fintech / Global Payments / Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Regulatory compliance standards (AML, KYC, sanctions screening), large-scale system architecture, cross-organizational technical leadership, high-scale web and data application patterns, back-end server languages (Java/Ruby/Go/C++), on-call operations at scale, strategic platform design
Preferred skills
Experience with digital identity landscapes and government-issued digital credentials, ability to translate regulatory requirements into scalable architectures, mentoring technical leaders
Technologies
Java, Ruby, Go, C++
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end system design vision for the Compliance organization, drive foundational architectural shifts (e.g., account-centric to customer-centric), lead technical strategy for expanding KYC capabilities, architect systems adaptable to evolving digital identity and privacy regulations, partner with cross-functional stakeholders to reduce duplication, lead and mentor engineers across the organization
Seniority
Senior Staff, Technical Lead