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Full-stack Engineer 4

Riverwoods, IL, USFull-time$179k–$205k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Principal technical authority shaping client experience and system architecture for a global payment network (Discover, Diners Club, Pulse) via modern frontend/API standards and AI-native automation.

Role type

Senior IC principal full-stack engineer (payment systems)

Builds

Cloud-based solutions for B2B clients (merchants, acquirers, gateways, issuers) covering marketing, sales enablement, and contract management

Domain

Fintech / Global Payment Networks

Required skills

Distributed microservices, Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Open Source RDBMS/NoSQL, AI-native engineering, API design, CI/CD, Git

Preferred skills

Mentoring engineers, observability, interactive AI tooling, open source contributions, cross-functional leadership

Technologies

Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL

Responsibilities

Lead diverse technology projects and developers; define technical and UI architecture strategies; collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud solutions; provide technical leadership across Agile teams; partner with architects on integration patterns; implement refactoring to reduce technical debt; influence long-term technology strategy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with principal authority