Station A

Technical Lead, Transaction

Station A

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $165,000 - $210,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQLTypeScript

About the role

  • Own the architecture and scalability of the marketplace platform, including project posting, bidding, evaluation, and award workflows.
  • Design and deliver full-stack product features that simplify and standardize transactions for buyers and providers.
  • Improve marketplace trust and efficiency by developing systems that handle repeat bidding, bid comparisons, and transparent reporting.
  • Set and uphold engineering standards for reliability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Mentor engineers and model best practices, helping the team scale while raising the technical bar.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Sales, and Marketplace Services to align marketplace features with business goals and user needs.
  • Plan for scale by designing systems that can support higher project volume, new transaction types, and increased liquidity.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of a multi-sided marketplace, platform, or transactional product.
  • Proven ability to design and scale complex systems that support workflows, bidding, payments, or contracts.
  • Strong experience with modern web stacks (Python, TypeScript, SQL databases), and comfort with cloud infrastructure (GCP or equivalent).
  • Knowledge of marketplace dynamics such as liquidity, trust & safety, pricing transparency, and incentive design.
  • Familiarity with fintech integrations (payments, KYC/AML, escrow, etc.) or enterprise contracting systems.
  • Ability to mentor engineers and grow a culture of quality, ownership, and learning.
  • Strong communication skills, especially the ability to translate technical tradeoffs into business impacts.