Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)

About the role

A senior technical leadership role shaping backend architecture and engineering strategy for a credit card platform, guiding teams toward reliable and scalable solutions.

What you will do

• Set the long-term technical direction and roadmap for card products
• Model hands-on use of AI to speed up building and working practices
• Champion technical excellence while keeping business outcomes in view
• Choose platforms, tools and technologies that support consistency and reliability
• Mentor engineers and promote a culture of ownership and accountability

What they look for

• Over ten years across the stack with backend architecture improvements
• Experience leading change in large engineering organisations
• Proven record delivering critical projects across team boundaries
• Ability to define and execute technical strategy improving reliability
• Experience mentoring engineers up to staff level
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder influence

Nice to have

• Bonus for experience with React Native, JavaScript or Kotlin

Benefits

• Equity rewards
• Monthly health stipends