Staff Software Engineer (265k 330k + Equity) at Parafin

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Job Title: Staff Software Engineer

Salary: $265k - $330k Equity

Company Description: Parafin - Series C fintech infrastructure platform backed by Thrive Capital and Ribbit Capital

Job Description:
Join a high-growth fintech leader as a Staff Engineer building the infrastructure that powers embedded financial services for platforms like Amazon and DoorDash. You will own complex technical projects end-to-end re-architecting systems for scale as Parafin expands into new business lines like real-time banking and AI-driven credit products.

Location: San Francisco USA

Why this role is remarkable:

• Work at a market leader ranked #10 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 operating at a $100M revenue run rate with a lean elite engineering team.

• Influence the architectural direction of a platform processing billions of data points for AI-powered underwriting and real-time banking experiences.

• High-impact ownership in a Series C company backed by top-tier VCs including GIC Notable Capital Redpoint Ribbit and Thrive Capital.

What you will do:

• Design build and maintain scalable backend systems and distributed infrastructure using Python and other strongly-typed languages.

• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives from ideation to deployment collaborating with Data Science and Product to launch zero-to-one financial products.

• Mentor and guide senior engineers while establishing technical excellence and high-velocity shipping standards across multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate:

• 6 years of software engineering experience specifically building and scaling high-traffic production systems within high-growth startups or fintech environments.

• Expert proficiency in backend development with Python Go or similar languages plus deep experience with AWS/GCP and distributed database design.

• Proven track record of technical leadership capable of driving complex architectural decisions and shipping mission-critical financial infrastructure with urgency.

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