Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform to join the team of a leader in the Business Services space.
This role will focus on building and scaling the systems that power payments experiences across the organization’s platform. You will partner closely with product, engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions that support business growth. The position calls for technical leadership, thoughtful architecture, and a strong ability to improve the foundations that enable teams to move faster and ship with quality.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $135,000 – $160,000 annually
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business impact and refine engineering requirements
Architect and implement complex features with a focus on performance optimization
Advance engineering processes and technical foundations in partnership with other teams
Identify patterns for systemic improvements to streamline development and enhance quality
Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and knowledge sharing
Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
1+ year of experience in Payments/Fintech preferred
Proven expertise in designing and implementing high-scale payment systems
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Demonstrated technical leadership in project teams and mentoring engineers
Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration
Benefits
Remote work eligibility with flexible location options
Opportunity for professional growth through mentorship and collaboration
Involvement in high-impact, cross-functional technical initiatives
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
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business impact and refine engineering requirements
- Architect and implement complex features with a focus on performance optimization
- Advance engineering processes and technical foundations in partnership with other teams
- Identify patterns for systemic improvements to streamline development and enhance quality
- Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and knowledge sharing
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- 1+ year of experience in Payments/Fintech preferred
- Proven expertise in designing and implementing high-scale payment systems
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Demonstrated technical leadership in project teams and mentoring engineers
- Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration
Benefits
- Remote work eligibility with flexible location options
- Opportunity for professional growth through mentorship and collaboration
- Involvement in high-impact, cross-functional technical initiatives
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.