Qualifications
A minimum of 10 years of experience in backend systems development and operations, with a focus on Staff-level responsibilities involving cross-team influence and major initiatives. Demonstrated ability to manage critical production workflows from design through delivery and on-call operations, continually enhancing system reliability. Strong foundational knowledge in system design, emphasizing reliability, consistency, data modeling, and defining pragmatic API/service boundaries. Proven track record in dictating architectural direction for complex domains, including composing ADRs/tech specifications and ensuring team alignment. Capability to seamlessly navigate between high-level architectural concepts and hands-on coding tasks. Exceptional communication skills and sound judgment in high-stakes, cross-functional scenarios. Proficient in leveraging AI-assisted engineering workflows to enhance velocity and quality while upholding strong engineering standards. Ability to cultivate deep domain expertise and correlate technical decisions to client and business outcomes.
About the job
Join our dynamic Settlement Team at PayNearMe, where you will be crucial in ensuring the seamless movement of funds from payment events through settlement, reconciliation, adjustments, and comprehensive reporting. Collaborating closely with Product, Reconciliation, Accounting, Finance, and Support teams, you will help maintain our platform’s integrity at scale.
Our technology stack features Ruby on Rails for our money movement monolith and Go microservices deployed on AWS/Kubernetes. We utilize Datadog for observability, Looker for analytics, and Docker for local development.
In this role, you’ll enhance PayNearMe’s settlement platform by designing robust systems that manage high-throughput money movement, simplifying operational processes, and facilitating safe team deployments of changes.
About PayNearMe
At PayNearMe, our mission is to simplify the payment experience for businesses and their customers. We develop groundbreaking technology that transforms how payments are made and received. Our pioneering platform, PayXM™, is the first of its kind, designed to manage the entire payment lifecycle from start to finish. Every interaction is swift, secure, and user-friendly, empowering non-commerce businesses to enhance customer satisfaction, speed up payments, and reduce operational costs. Our platform accommodates various payment methods, including cards, ACH, digital wallets like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, as well as cash payments at over 62,000 retail locations nationwide. Thousands of businesses across consumer lending, iGaming, online sports betting, property management, and tolling rely on PayNearMe for their payment solutions that drive real results. In September 2025, we proudly raised $50 million in Series E funding to accelerate our growth.