Sr. Staff Engineer - Earner

Requirements

• 15+ years of engineering experience, with a focus on large-scale, distributed systems
• Expertise in designing and maintaining transactional systems with strong guarantees around correctness, auditability, and transparency
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles and backend technologies (Java, Go preferred)
• Experience navigating complex regulatory environments and compliance-heavy architectures, including working with legal, operations, or risk teams
• Proven success in leading technical strategies and cross-team initiatives across organizations
• Clear communicator, able to convey complex technical issues to stakeholders across engineering, legal, product, and operations

Nice to Haves

• Domain experience in payments, fintech, financial infrastructure, or compliance-intensive systems
• Track record of building systems that passed regulatory audits, compliance assessments, or financial reconciliations
• Deep experience with reliability-focused engineering practices: SLOs, error budgeting, audit trails, incident handling, and system instrumentation
• Contributions to internal engineering frameworks or external technical communities
• Familiarity with GDPR, SOC2, PCI-DSS, or other compliance frameworks is a plus

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and execute the technical vision for the Earner Financials organization across Earnings, Benefits, Subscription, and Tipping
• Lead engineering efforts to ensure regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and strict financial controls are baked into systems by design
• Architect robust, scalable, and extensible financial systems
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to translate business rules and regulatory requirements into software
• Identify and address systemic risks in platform integrity and financial data pipelines
• Champion technical excellence in observability, monitoring, testing, and incident response
• Mentor and guide engineers across the organization
• Lead multi-quarter, cross-functional engineering initiatives

Perks and Benefits

• Opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently
• Collaborative work environment
• Potential accommodations based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by law