Staff Software Engineer

We're seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our engineering team and drive technical excellence across our platform. This is a technical leadership role focused on architecture design, system scalability, and knowledge sharing rather than people management. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing solutions that improve and simplify our systems while mentoring other engineers through technical guidance.

As our first Staff Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to shape our technical direction, lead cross-functional initiatives, and establish engineering best practices that will scale with our growing team.

• Design, architect and implement/code scalable microservices solutions that handle high-volume financial transactions.

• Lead system design decisions with a focus on scalability, resilience, and performance optimization.

• Leverage your expertise to propose improvements and enhance reliability and maintainability in current and future features.

• Lead cross-functional teams (such as tiger teams, but not limited to it) for specific technical initiatives and collaborate with product and engineering teams to prioritize technical roadmap items.

• Take ownership of complex technical projects from conception to delivery.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.

• Proficiency in Golang (highly preferred) or proficiency in one of these: Java, C#, or C++.

• In-depth experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems, showcasing strong skills in designing and implementing scalable architectures

• Experience with DevOps and Infrastructure best practices, having worked with Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and cloud platforms (we work with AWS, but experience with others is highly valuable).

• Prior background in financial services (fintech) or the payments industry.

• Strong English communication skills for technical knowledge sharing and cross-functional work with our teams in the US, Canada, and Brazil.

• Experience with high-volume, data-intensive applications beyond just payments.

• Comfortable with event buses/queues (RabbitMQ or similar technologies).

• Experience in both startup and scale-up environments.

• Track record of mentoring and developing other engineers in both big and small teams.

• Competitive salary: the typical compensation range for this role is 109k - 120k USD/year. Individual pay is determined by factors including relevant skills, experience, education & training.

• Equity shares (we just raised a Series A).

• Unlimited PTO.

• Yearly Learning & Development budget and laptop reimbursement stipend upon joining.

• Opportunity to work with a global, dynamic and innovative team who truly cares about making a real impact in a rapidly growing industry.

Alternative Payments is a leading payments platform for service-based companies. Our innovative platform enables businesses to automate the entire accounts receivable process and reduce the overall expense of payment processing. We are dedicated to fostering growth and providing exceptional value to our clients.

• Transparency & Honesty: We communicate openly and truthfully with partners, investors, and each other so everyone understands where we stand and where we're headed.

• Resourcefulness: We stay scrappy, find creative solutions, and make progress even when the path isn't obvious. We have a bias for action and seek out the information and resources necessary to make decisions and move quickly.

• Partnership: We win and lose together. We collaborate with our partners, investors, and teammates to tackle big challenges and reach shared goals.

• Revolutionary & Boldness: We challenge conventions, take calculated risks, and build better, stronger solutions that move our business and the industry forward.

• Accountability: We take ownership of our decisions and results. We follow through on our commitments knowing our work directly impacts our partners, our team and our business.

We want to share something important: studies show that men generally apply for jobs when they meet about 60% of the qualifications, while women and people from underrepresented backgrounds often feel they need to meet every requirement before applying. If you're reading this job description and thinking, "I'd love this role, but I'm not sure I'm ready," we hope you'll apply anyway. We'd be thrilled to connect and explore whether this could be a great mutual fit.

Building an inclusive, accessible workplace isn't just something we believe in — it's how we operate every day. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring our hiring process works for everyone. If you need any accommodations along the way, please don't hesitate to let us know. We're here to support you