Staff Software Engineer

PayZen

Staff Software Engineer developing and scaling PayZen's financial healthcare platform. Collaborating across systems while ensuring compliance with regulated environments.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $230,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive software engineering expertise with a focus on building and operating production systems at scale, while driving solutions end-to-end and coaching team members. Proficient in programming languages such as Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript, with a strong understanding of application security and compliance standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

8+ Years Software Engineering ExperienceExpert Craft and Systems ThinkingHands-On Proficiency in Java, Go, Python, or TypeScriptExperience in Application Security and ComplianceCoaching and Feedback Skills

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringProduction SystemsJavaGoPythonTypeScriptSystems ThinkingProblem SolvingTool BuildingMilestone Setting

Soft Skills

CoachingFeedback GivingCross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

Application SecurityHIPAAPCI-DSSSOC 2Compliance-Regulated Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoJavaPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the Craft Standard
Find the Problems Others Miss
Drive Workstreams End-to-End
Shape Direction Cross-Functionally
Coach and Give Feedback
Build Leverage for the Team

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale.
Expert craft and strong systems thinking across multiple systems or surfaces.
A track record of finding high-impact problems others miss and driving solutions end-to-end.
Experience setting ambitious but feasible milestones and sequencing work to deliver value early.
Hands-on proficiency in at least one of Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript; you write and review code daily.
Experience building tools or shared systems that make a whole team faster.
Working knowledge of application security and compliance-regulated environments; HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or SOC 2 exposure preferred.
A habit of coaching peers and giving actionable feedback.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive equity package
Health insurance
Professional development opportunities