Principal Software Engineer
About The Position
Highnote is an embedded finance company founded in 2020 by leaders from Braintree, PayPal, and Lending Club. As an all-in-one card issuer processor and program management platform, Highnote provides digital-first organizations with the flexibility to seamlessly issue and process payment cards, embed virtual and physical card payments, and integrate ledger and wallet functionalities. The company has raised over $145M and has grown to over 140 employees, headquartered in San Francisco with team members in 25+ US states. Highnote operates through core values of customer obsession, executional excellence, and intentional inclusion, aiming to create the payment products demanded by tomorrow. They are described as fast-moving, hands-on, and believe in inclusivity and unlocking opportunities in the future of payments.
Requirements
- 12+ years experience building production software systems
- A history of writing scalable, performant and maintainable code.
- Excitement about shipping customer centric software
- Experience with Java >= 11, JPA ORM mapping, Crafting SQLs, unit and integration testing
- Proficiency using AI-powered development tools (e.g., Claude Code) across the full software development lifecycle - including design, prototyping, development, testing, and iteration.
- A demonstrated passion for AI-driven development, a commitment to continuously advancing AI skills, and a drive to push the boundaries of productivity and engineering outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience contributing to Card Acquiring platforms
- Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
- SpringBoot, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Experience with big data technologies such as BigQuery and RedShift
- A background in the fin-tech space
- Experience building AI agents for financial or payment platforms
- Familiarity with AI agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, CrewAI, or AutoGen)
Responsibilities
- Building secure and compliant platform products that solve customer needs
- Writing high quality and robustly tested code, mostly in Java
- Understanding customer problems to build the right solutions
- Documenting your work to support our rapidly-scaling company
- Interfacing with a variety of the company’s domains to strengthen our platform
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- 100% healthcare coverage + 75% coverage for dependents
- 401k program
- Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks paid leave for the birth parent, and up to 6 weeks paid leave for the non-birth parent
- Equity in Highnote
- Stipend to build out your home office; internet reimbursement
- Fair, equitable, geo-based compensation that is performance and potential based.
- Competitive compensation packages based on robust market research and are a combination of a cash salary, equity, and benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
