Senior Software Engineer, Highnote
$170-235k
Card issuer and payments services
Job no longer available
Card issuer and payments services
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$170-235k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To address limitations in the growing embedded finance market.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years experience building production software systems
- Expertise in threading, optimizations, performance tuning, and concurrency management
- Deep understanding of Java frameworks (including Spring), resiliency, and encryption libraries
- A history of writing scalable, performant and maintainable code. We strongly believe languages can be learned and care more about your engineering skill over frameworks
- Excitement about shipping customer centric software
- Experience with Java >= 11, JPA ORM mapping, Crafting SQLs, unit and integration testing
Desirable
- Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
- SpringBoot, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Experience with big data technologies such as BigQuery and RedShift
- Deep understanding of payment systems
What the job involves
- 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
Our take
Highnote is revolutionizing the world of branded payment cards, offering businesses of all sizes the ability to issue customizable cards for customers or employees. Whether for in-store shopping, loyalty programs, or corporate expenses, Highnote makes the process quick and affordable - something that was once only accessible to the largest companies.
Founded by former BrainTree and PayPal executives, Highnote has quickly gained traction in the fintech space. With significant funding and a focus on innovation, the company is positioning itself to surpass competitors like Marqeta. By leveraging the latest technology, Highnote has built a modern platform that enables businesses to create and manage payment cards more efficiently.
With a fresh $90M in funding, new acquiring capabilities, and a strong backing from major investors and partners, Highnote is clearly making its makr. As it continues to grow its platform and expand its global reach, the company is ready to be a key player in the future of embedded finance.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2025
$90m
SERIES B
Jul 2021
$42.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $144m
Company benefits
- Equity
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Flexible PTO
- Parental Leave
- 401k Plan
- Paid Lunch During Work Days
- Work From Home Stipend
- Team Events and Offsites
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John MacIlwaine
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously CTO of Morgan Stanley's Private Client Group, and Head of Global Development at Visa.
Kin Kee
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously founded KCUBE SOlutions. They also spent 4 years at Lending CLub as the VP of Technology, and 3 years at Braintree as the Director of Architecture.
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