Software Engineer, Payments
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Software Engineer, Payments to join the team of a leader in the Business Services space.
This role will focus on building and improving scalable payment and risk-related systems that support secure, reliable transaction experiences. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to address fraud, mitigate risk, and strengthen the technical foundations behind payment operations. The position also offers the opportunity to influence engineering practices, observability, and product quality across the team.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $162,000 – $180,000 annually
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable systems for risk detection and mitigation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address fraud and risk issues
Maintain integrations with third-party payment vendors
Iterate on risk detection strategies as scenarios evolve
Monitor and improve the quality and observability of risk systems
Advance engineering processes and technical foundations across teams
Qualifications
3+ years in Payments/Fintech as a backend software engineer
Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Python; exposure to React is a plus
Experience with architectural patterns for large web applications
Strong focus on delivering end-to-end products, from ideation to A/B testing
Commitment to high code quality and engineering best practices
Collaborative mindset for working in cross-functional teams
Familiarity with experimentation and machine learning techniques
Benefits
Remote work eligibility with occasional in-office attendance
Opportunities for bonuses and equity
Employee travel credits
Supportive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable systems for risk detection and mitigation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address fraud and risk issues
- Maintain integrations with third-party payment vendors
- Iterate on risk detection strategies as scenarios evolve
- Monitor and improve the quality and observability of risk systems
- Advance engineering processes and technical foundations across teams
Qualifications
- 3+ years in Payments/Fintech as a backend software engineer
- Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Python; exposure to React is a plus
- Experience with architectural patterns for large web applications
- Strong focus on delivering end-to-end products, from ideation to A/B testing
- Commitment to high code quality and engineering best practices
- Collaborative mindset for working in cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with experimentation and machine learning techniques
Benefits
- Remote work eligibility with occasional in-office attendance
- Opportunities for bonuses and equity
- Employee travel credits
- Supportive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.