Staff Software Engineer, Backend

GoodLeap

Staff Software Engineer designing, building, and scaling payment technology solutions for GoodLeap. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to enhance payment platforms.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeRoseville • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $173,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaScriptNode.jsReactRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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, setting high 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 to maintain high availability and seamless customer experiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of full-stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, 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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunity for professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive, and fast-paced environment.
Work on impactful projects that enable sustainability and energy solutions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsTypeScriptNestJSReactHTMLCSSsystem designscalabilityreliabilitysecurity

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershipmentoringcontinuous improvement