Staff Software Engineer (Money Platform)

About EarnIn

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money without mandatory fees, interest rates, or credit checks.

We're fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world-class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We're growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world-class talent onboard to help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

POSITION SUMMARY

EarnIn is looking for experienced, collaborative, and resourceful staff-level engineers to join our backend teams. As a Staff Engineer, you will work cross-functionally with various teams and contribute to the design and development of our backend services.

This position will be a hybrid role from our Bengaluru office, with 2 days a week in the office as part of our expanding site. EarnIn provides excellent benefits for our employees, including healthcare, internet / cell phone reimbursement, a learning and development stipend, and potential opportunities to travel to our Palo Alto HQ. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 7+ years of delivering value through software in a collaborative environment including experience in a tech lead type of role
• Architected and implemented complex features focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimization
• Demonstrated a high level of ownership to get changes shipped in the highly regulated domain of payments
• Technical leadership : hands-on experience leading project teams, setting technical direction and strategy, and mentoring engineers
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality, and system quality
• Passion to level up those around you with curiosity and foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Proven experience in defining product / technical strategy and deriving alignment with cross-functional leaders / stakeholders
• Strong communication and initiative that spans across teams
• Payments or fintech experience is a plus
• Experience leading the design, implementation, and deployment of high-scale cross-functional payments systems is a plus.
• Familiar with payment processors or internal financial systems is a plus

At EarnIn, we believe that the best way to build a financial system that works for everyday people is by hiring a team that represents our diverse community. Our team is diverse not only in background and experience but also in perspective. We celebrate our diversity and strive to create a culture of belonging. EarnIn does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. EarnIn is an E-Verify participant.

EarnIn does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team.

Skills Required

Technical Leadership, Performance Optimization