Company Overview:

We are on a mission to transform how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. By reimagining the complex world of compensation, we provide the foundational technology that allows our partners to build and scale their own powerful payroll solutions. As the pioneer of integrated payment solutions, we are not just a service—we are a force multiplier for innovation, enabling businesses to launch, grow, and thrive. We are building the springboard for the next generation of financial technology.

Our Team

The current state of payment systems is inadequate. We are assembling a team of brilliant, passionate problem-solvers to fix it. Here, you will apply creative thinking, rigorous analysis, and relentless determination to impact every single one of our partner businesses. We see challenges as opportunities and believe that the best solutions come from collaboration that transcends conventional role boundaries. We value the unique strengths and perspectives every individual brings to our collective mission.

If you are ready to make a tangible impact and help build a better financial future for businesses everywhere, we invite you to join us.

The Role

In this role, you will leverage your deep engineering expertise to solve some of the most complex challenges in the financial technology space. Our platform is built on a cloud-native, infrastructure-as-code foundation, running a sophisticated Python-based modular monolith. This architecture combines the resilience and scalability principles of distributed systems with the operational simplicity of a mono-repo. We utilize traditional HTTP APIs and advanced, durable asynchronous execution frameworks to orchestrate intricate background workflows—from facilitating financial transactions to ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Own and drive complex, cross-functional projects from conception through to deployment, proactively collaborating with diverse teams to deliver innovative solutions.
2. Develop and iterate on prototypes to creatively address and de-risk technical challenges.
3. Actively contribute to a culture of feedback by providing and receiving candid, constructive insights to elevate the team's performance.
4. Champion software quality through direct contributions, rigorous code reviews, and enhancing team operational processes.
5. Streamline the team's domain by identifying patterns, building deep expertise, and thoughtfully challenging existing conventions.
6. Exercise and refine technical judgment by making well-reasoned decisions, documenting thought processes, and evaluating multiple solutions.
7. Foster team growth by building authentic relationships, practicing transparency, and embracing vulnerability in the pursuit of excellence.

Our Technical Environment:

1. Backend: Python, Django
2. Frontend: React, TypeScript
3. Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform
4. Database: Postgres
5. Orchestration: Temporal
6. Development: GitLab for CI/CD and issue tracking

Qualifications:

1. Proven experience owning and delivering significant team-wide projects, with a strong focus on impact and stakeholder alignment.
2. Background in developing complex, scalable systems, preferably within a regulated industry.
3. A demonstrated history of high-velocity, high-quality decision-making informed by past experiences.
4. Advanced skills in debugging and resolving issues within intricate, distributed systems.
5. Professional proficiency in Python or Go; familiarity with Django, React, or TypeScript is highly advantageous.

Work Location & Collaboration

Our team is distributed across the United States, with physical hubs in New York City and San Francisco. We believe that while remote work offers flexibility, our most impactful collaboration often happens in person. We provide numerous opportunities for connection, including team offsites, company events, and hackathons several times a year. All team members are expected to attend our annual company-wide retreat.

For those near our offices, they are open daily. We provide catered meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays and host regular team-building events such as happy hours and game nights.

Compensation & Benefits

For full-time employees, we offer comprehensive benefits effective from the first day of employment, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. Our compensation package includes stock options, flexible paid time off and sick leave, a generous policy of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, a flexible return-to-work policy, 9 observed holidays, a 401(k) retirement plan, and a monthly $100 stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses.

The final salary for this position will be determined based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Our philosophy is to place new hires near the midpoint of the range to ensure internal equity and fairness.

1. For candidates in San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle, the expected base salary range is $200,000 - $220,000.
2. For candidates in all other US locations, the expected base salary range is $180,000 - $198,000.

We welcome applications on a rolling basis and encourage interested candidates to apply at their convenience.

Successful remote work at our company requires a dedicated workspace and the demonstrated ability to perform all job responsibilities without distraction, while consistently maintaining high standards of quality, communication, and productivity.