CareerPlan

Staff Engineer - Mobile Payments & Terminal Experiences

ChicagoFull-time$235k–$317k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Architect unified shopper journeys and drive technical direction for Terminal and Mobile payment experiences across devices, apps, and SDKs.

Role type

Staff Engineer (Mobile Payments & Terminal Experiences)

Builds

Next-generation payment experiences, mobile apps, SDKs, and distributed backend systems for merchants and shoppers.

Domain

Financial Technology / Payments

Required skills

Mobile development (Android/Kotlin or iOS/Swift), distributed systems architecture, SDK design, cross-platform engineering, technical strategy, stakeholder alignment, mentorship, observability, security.

Preferred skills

Cross-training on non-specialized mobile platforms, experience with OS providers and hardware vendors.

Technologies

Kotlin, Swift, Android, iOS, distributed systems, SDKs.

Responsibilities

Define long-term technical strategy for payment experiences; solve complex reliability, performance, and security issues; establish architectural boundaries and APIs; mentor engineers across levels; drive consensus on technical decisions with stakeholders.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on technical leadership