Staff Software Engineer, Checkout.com

• Extensive, hands-on experience in building and operating complex, cloud-based distributed systems
• You take initiative and are accountable to your customers and colleagues
• Deep expertise with modern data-streaming and processing technologies like Kafka, Flink, Iceberg, and AWS
• A proven ability to raise the bar for engineering standards through effective coaching, mentorship, and a relentless drive for improvement
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to multidisciplinary teams and influence positive outcomes
• Prior experience working on financial systems and a solid foundational understanding of finance and treasury concepts
• A detail-oriented and data-driven approach to building solutions where accuracy and thoroughness are critical
• A true passion for technology and a drive to solve problems at scale, keeping the customer at the forefront of every decision

Desirable

• As a Staff Engineer in our Financial Infrastructure team, you will provide expert technical leadership in designing and building our cloud-based finance platform
• This is a pivotal role where you will define the standards for our distributed architecture and collaborate with product and engineering leaders to shape our technical and product roadmap
• You'll be at the heart of automating Checkout.com's complex financial processes, tackling the ongoing challenges of data integrity, granularity, and scalability to support our rapid global growth
• Drive the long-term technical direction and strategy for the Financial Infrastructure pillar, looking beyond immediate requirements to ensure our solutions are built for scale
• Act as a coach and mentor to our engineering teams, providing the technical leadership needed to solve complex distributed systems challenges
• Proactively identify opportunities and take initiative to elevate the engineering standards within the pillar, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Design, build, and evolve our core financial data-processing platforms, ensuring robustness and accuracy
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, finance stakeholders, and other engineering teams to translate complex business needs into elegant technical solutions
• Lead technical discussions and decisions, ensuring we make the right architectural choices for the future
• Serve as a role model for engineering excellence, championing best practices in code, architecture, and operational readiness

• Initial Screen with Internal Recruiter
• Hiring Manager Screen
• Take-home or Live Coding Assessment in C#, Java
• Meeting with Product Leader
• Final Onsite with Sys. Design and Values Interviews