Lead Software Engineer (Payments, Remote)

Job summary

The role involves leading the evolution of a payments platform, focusing on team management and technical direction in a critical business domain. The Lead Software Engineer will oversee the architecture and delivery of payment services, ensuring high standards of reliability and security while mentoring a team of engineers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading and mentoring software engineering teams, including hiring and performance management.
• Strong backend engineering expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and resilient APIs.
• Experience with payment flows and compliance with security standards such as PCI.
• Familiarity with Azure environments and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of payments engineers, providing technical guidance and career development.
• Set the technical direction for payment-domain services and oversee marketplace capabilities.
• Ensure robust financial primitives and manage integrations with payment service providers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into production behavior.
• Improve engineering quality through automated testing and incident response strategies.

Skills

• Strong judgement in balancing team capacity, technical debt, and business priorities.
• Security mindset focused on compliance and secure coding practices.

Education

• Relevant experience in software engineering and team leadership is essential.

Tools

• Experience with Azure, CI/CD tools, and automated testing frameworks.