Senior Software Engineer

Latitude

4d • $230,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

Latitude is an early-stage payments fintech building modern infrastructure for global money movement. We help businesses move value instantly, securely, and with full compliance - leveraging blockchain rails while delivering a seamless, enterprise-grade experience. Our team has built and scaled payments and financial infrastructure at Uber, Coinbase, Stripe, Amazon, and Facebook - bringing deep experience across fintech, marketplaces, and global-scale systems. In January 2025, we raised an $8M seed round led by NEA, with participation from Lightspeed Faction, Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, Bitso, Solana Ventures, and others. We're looking for experienced software engineers who are excited to build critical financial infrastructure at an early-stage company with significant technical ownership and impact. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help design and build the systems powering the next generation of global payments. You'll work closely with our engineering leadership to solve complex technical challenges, influence architectural decisions, and ship products that serve real customers from day one.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
• Experience working in high-growth startups or fast-paced environments with significant ownership
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals and experience building reliable, scalable distributed systems
• Proven ability to independently drive complex technical initiatives and make thoughtful architectural decisions
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Infrastructure / DevOps, Payments or financial systems, Blockchain / crypto infrastructure
• Product-minded approach with a willingness to work across the stack when needed
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing APIs, distributed systems, or event-driven architectures
• Experience with modern cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code
• Background in fintech, payments, banking, digital assets, or other regulated industries
• Experience helping shape engineering practices, technical strategy, or scaling engineering organizations
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and modern engineering tooling

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, production-grade backend services and distributed systems
• Develop core platform components including payment orchestration, ledgering, workflow engines, partner integrations, and public APIs
• Influence system architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction as the platform scales
• Own projects end-to-end, from technical design through deployment and long-term operation
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product to solve complex infrastructure and financial systems challenges
• Mentor teammates, raise the engineering bar, and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing culture

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with generous company contributions
• Meaningful early-stage equity
• 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• 10 paid federal holidays
• Flexible remote work within the United States

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed