Staff Software Engineer, Backend

GoodLeap • Salt Lake City, UT

3d • $173,000 - $200,000

About The Position

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our team that owns the core of our payment technology. In this role, you’ll help design, build, and scale both our payments platform and customer-facing payment products, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and performant. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver seamless payments experiences that power every transaction.

Requirements

• 8+ years of full-stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, React, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
• Strong system design skills with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, leadership-oriented mindset
• Passion for clean, maintainable code, mentoring others, and continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Stripe, QuickBooks, or similar payment platforms
• Experience with C#
• Experience with Datadog or similar observability tools
• Experience in FinTech or other highly regulated industries
• Previous work with real-time payment processing systems

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve scalable, high-performance APIs in a distributed environment that power Web, Mobile, and partner integrations
• Lead integrations with payment processors and alternative payment rails, ensuring reliability, compliance, and future extensibility
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Finance, and Operations to translate business requirements into resilient technical solutions
• Drive the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and post-launch support
• Mentor and guide engineers across the team, setting high standards for system design, security, scalability, and code quality
• Champion operational excellence by building and enforcing practices around observability, documentation, monitoring, and alerting
• Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues to maintain high availability and seamless customer experiences

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive, and fast-paced environment.
• Work with a passionate, forward-thinking team dedicated to making a difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees