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НидерландыLithic
Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform
1 мес. назад
160k–200k USD / годСШАКанадаНидерланды+2SeniorRemote
rustpythonjavaapi designschema-driven developmentaudit loggingapi key managementon-call rotation
Senior Software Engineer at Lithic working remotely to build the foundational API platform for fintech products, powering 100+ clients with reliable, scalable, and secure systems.
About the company
- Lithic is the modern card issuing and processing platform empowering ambitious financial companies to build the future of payments.
- Our infrastructure powers card programs for 100+ innovative clients, from fintechs reimagining credit and digital banking to platforms transforming disbursements and spend management.
- Companies like Mercury, Flex, and Novo rely on Lithic's developer-friendly APIs, direct network connections, and flawless reconciliation to launch and scale card programs in weeks, not years.
- We're building a future where access to better financial products materially improves people's lives, free from the constraints of 30-year-old mainframes and legacy processors.
- We're proud to be backed by world-class investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Spark Capital, Stripes, and Mastercard.
- We're a team of 170+ across 26 states and 7 countries, headquartered in New York City.
About the product
- The Product Platform team owns the foundational layer of Lithic's API that all other products build on top.
- Team mission: make Lithic's API the best in fintech — reliable, consistent, and a joy to integrate with.
- Platform components include API Gateway, Events Platform, API key management and authorization, audit logging, and API norms and versioning strategy.
Responsibilities
- Write reliable, secure, and scalable code for Lithic's product platform with minimal tech debt.
- Improve reliability of systems within the team's scope and participate in on-call rotation.
- Own projects from planning to launch in areas like API key management, reliability, audit logging, or search, keeping stakeholders informed and aligned.
- Lead efforts to improve systems and processes within the team.
Requirements
- 4+ years building production backend systems, ideally including public-facing APIs at scale.
- Experience in or desire to learn Rust; ability to understand systems written in Python, Java.
- Interest and experience in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, align diverse perspectives, and drive toward practical solutions.
- Experience with API design fundamentals and product thinking: versioning, backward compatibility, schema-driven development, customer-focused tradeoffs.
- Comfort designing systems from scratch and owning the product development end-to-end.
- Strong written communication skills and experience in remote, async-first teams across time zones.
- Candidates must be located in the United States, Canada (Ontario or British Columbia), Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic.
- No visa sponsorship or assistance provided.
Conditions
- Remote position with team members across USA, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic.
- Annual US salary range: $160,000 to $200,000 plus equity, narrowed during interview based on experience.
- Benefits for full-time US employees include: Unlimited PTO, 12-weeks fully paid parental leave, 4-week fully paid sabbatical earned at 5-year anniversary.
- Work From Anywhere: 4 weeks remote work anywhere annually.
- 3% cashback on card purchases with complimentary Privacy.com employee account.
- Health, vision, and dental insurance; HSA contribution match.
- 401(k) match.
- Voluntary Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability.
- NYC-based employees work from SoHo office 3 days a week with core days Tues and Thurs plus one chosen day.
- In-office employees get commuter benefit and catered lunch every Tuesday and Thursday.