Principal Engineer

Hybrid in San Francisco, CA, US • Posted 9 days ago • Updated 9 days ago
Full Time
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
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Skills

  • API
  • Payments
  • Recruiting
  • Management

Summary

Job Title: Principal Engineer

Total Experience: 10+ years

Location: Bay Area, CA

Position Type: Full Time (Hybrid)

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Own and define the overall architecture and technical direction of the payments infrastructure stack.
  • Design and build scalable systems including API platforms, distributed systems, settlement flows, and checkout integrations.
  • Develop and manage secure digital asset custody solutions and cryptographic infrastructure.
  • Write high-quality, production-grade code from day one and set engineering best practices and standards.
  • Solve complex, cross-domain engineering problems with strong systems thinking and technical depth.
  • Work on security-critical components such as private key management, trusted execution environments, and hardware security modules.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable payment solutions.
  • Lead and mentor engineers, contributing to team growth and scaling the organization to 20+ engineers.
  • Establish engineering processes, quality benchmarks, and technical standards across the organization.
  • Participate in hiring, onboarding, and developing top engineering talent.
  • Represent engineering in strategic discussions with leadership and contribute to executive-level decision-making.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and security of systems operating in high-stakes environments.
  • Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve system efficiency and scalability.

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  • Dice Id: 91112120
  • Position Id: 8933284
  • Posted 9 days ago
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