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Software Engineer Backend

Job in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84193, USA
Listing for: GoodLeap
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-14
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Full Stack Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 155400 - 193500 USD Yearly USD 155400.00 193500.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Staff Software Engineer (Payments), Backend

Position Summary

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our team that owns the core of our payments technology. In this role, you’ll help design, build, and scale both our payments platform and customer-facing payment products, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and performant. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver seamless payments experiences that power every transaction.

Key Responsibilities
  • Architect, design, and evolve scalable, high-performance APIs in a distributed environment that power Web, Mobile, and partner integrations
  • Lead integrations with payment processors and alternative payment rails, ensuring reliability, compliance, and future extensibility
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Finance, and Operations to translate business requirements into resilient technical solutions
  • Drive the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and post-launch support
  • Mentor and guide engineers across the team, settinghigh standards for system design, security scalability, and code quality
  • Champion operational excellence by building and enforcing practices around observability, documentation, monitoring, and alerting
  • Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues tomaintainhigh availability and seamless customer experiences
Qualifications
  • 8+ years of full-stack development experience with Node.js, Type Script, NestJS, React, HTML, and CSS
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
  • Strong system design skills with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, leadership-oriented mindset
  • Passion for clean, maintainable code, mentoring others, and continuous improvement
Bonus Points
  • Knowledge of Stripe, Quick Books, or similar payment platforms
  • Experience with C#
  • Experience with Datadog or similar observability tools
  • Experience in Fin Tech or other highly regulated industries
  • Previous work with real-time payment processing systems
Why Join Us?
  • Work on impactful projects that enable sustainability and energy solutions.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive, and fast-paced environment.
  • Work with a passionate, forward-thinking team dedicated to making a difference.
Salary

$155,400 - $193,500 a year

Base pay range (CA, WA, NJ, MA, DC, NYC) per year: $170,900 - $193,500

Base pay range (all other US locations) per year: $155,400 - $175,900

In addition to the above salary, this role may be eligible for a bonus and equity.

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