Managing Counsel, Collateral & Investments
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
Software Engineering Lead, Financial Systems
Kaizen Labs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $180,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
ERPPostgresTypeScript
About the role
- Lead the accounting and payments roadmap - defining priorities, building, and executing.
- Own payments, processors, reporting, and financial accounting systems end-to-end.
- Establish rigorous systems for reconciliation, alerting, and financial accuracy.
- Collaborate with product engineering to design clean, abstracted interfaces for payments and reporting.
- Manage and mentor a small team while remaining a strong IC.
- Drive ERP integrations and ensure smooth connectivity between payments, accounting, and inventory systems.
- Contribute to high-level architectural decisions, helping us design scalable, reliable, and auditable financial systems.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software development experience, with deep exposure to fintech, payments, or accounting systems.
- Background at finance-heavy, tech-forward companies or foundational work at an early-stage startup building financial infrastructure.
- Strong backend engineering skills (TypeScript, Postgres, Stripe API experience preferred).
- Experience with ERP integrations.
- Comfortable leading projects and/or teams, or leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Customer-obsessed mindset - you care about providing reliable systems that empower users and earn customer trust.
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate across product, engineering, and operations teams.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Coverage
- Dental, Vision & Financial Wellness
- Parental Leave That Supports Families
- Everyday Support & Flexibility
- Perks That Make Life Better
- Time Off to Recharge
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
backend engineeringTypeScriptPostgresStripe APIERP integrationsfinancial accounting systemspayments systemsreporting systemsreconciliation systemsarchitectural design
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringproject managementcollaborationcustomer focuscommunication
