.net Technical Lead/Staff Software Engineer – Payments (Credit Card Lead Developer)

TITLE: Technical Lead/Staff Software Engineer – Payments (Credit Card Lead Developer)

LOCATION(S): New York, NY 10017 or Southlake, TX 76092 or California (open for discussion)

IN OFFICE POLICY IF LOCAL TO NY or TX location: If local, 4 days a week onsite.

REQUIREMENTS:

Hands-on technical leadership (experience mentoring and building development teams)
5+ years backend engineering experience (production systems) 
Background in fintech, banking, or financial services platforms. 
Strong expertise in .NET / C# 
Strong hands-on expertise in Azure SQL 
Deep experience running systems in Microsoft Azure (production environment) 
Proven ability to work in a product-driven environment and deliver outcomes (not just code)
Demonstrated AI-first mindset (automation, AI-assisted workflows, LLM integration exposure is a plus)
Strong fundamentals in: 
Distributed systems
Microservices architecture
API design
Transactional data systems
System design and data modeling
Preferred 

Front-end development experience with Angular expertise 
Experience with payments (Domestic, Cross border payments), credit card issuance, or virtual card Payment. 
Familiarity with PCI DSS concepts, tokenization, and payment security practices. 
Experience supporting high-volume, financial transaction systems. 
Experience with event-driven systems, queues/pub-sub