Senior Software Engineer

PayZen

Senior Software Engineer owning product surface end-to-end for healthcare finance at PayZen. Delivering high-quality software in a compliance-governed environment.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $190,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in delivering high-quality software engineering solutions with a focus on AI-native outputs, while effectively managing dependencies and communicating clearly with stakeholders. Proficient in mentoring junior engineers and contributing to compliance-regulated environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

5+ Years Software Engineering ExperienceHands-On Proficiency in Java, Go, Python, or TypeScriptExperience in Application Security and ComplianceClear Written Communication SkillsAbility to Own Product Surface End-to-End

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringProduction SystemsAI-Native OutputDependency ManagementJavaGoPythonTypeScriptApplication SecurityCompliance

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationMentoringFeedback

Tools & Technologies

Internal LibrariesShared Tooling

Industry Keywords

HIPAAPCI-DSSSOC 2

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoJavaPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver reliable, high-quality craft on your surface, with AI-native output as the standard.
Identify gaps in your surface and contribute to framing the problems worth solving, considering data and compliance implications.
Deliver reliably on your surface, manage your own dependencies, and escalate with context — not just problems.
Create clarity through writing that stakeholders can act on, communicate tradeoffs to non-engineering partners, and align the people closest to your work.
Give timely peer feedback, start mentoring more junior engineers on craft, and take part in hiring independently.
Automate recurring manual steps, and contribute to shared tooling and internal libraries.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience delivering production systems.
Ability to own a product surface end-to-end and work independently, seeking guidance on novel domains.
Reliable, high-quality craft with an AI-native approach to output.
Experience managing your own dependencies and escalating with context, not just problems.
Hands-on proficiency in at least one of Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript.
Clear written communication that helps stakeholders act, including non-engineering partners.
Growing fluency with application security and compliance-regulated environments; HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or SOC 2 exposure a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Market competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range of $190,000 - $225,000
Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.
Full-time employees are also eligible for a competitive equity package, and benefits.