Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams - People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more - provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Role The Financial Platform Eng team is part of Block's platform engineering org, with a mandate to run the foundational financial technology infrastructure supporting all our brands. Our charter includes building scalable, reliable, and forward-looking financial infrastructure, from revenue streams to reconciliations to GL to street reporting. This team powers key business functions spanning the CFO org and aids at strategic decision-making. As a Software Engineer, you'll design and build the backend services, integrations, and workflow engines that keep the foundational financial operations running. Often you will focus on transforming complex financial requirements into scalable technology solutions - with a specific emphasis on AI enablement. We are an AI-driven engineering team - we use agentic coding tools across our entire development lifecycle, from design exploration through implementation and review, and we expect every engineer to do the same. Success in this role depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional partners including Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Product, TPMs, Engineering, and Data teams. The ability to operate across these verticals while maintaining a horizontal architectural perspective is key to our impact. You Will Build financial operations and reporting infrastructure - Design and implement backend services for Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement while keeping the company compliant. Lead a platform migration - Architect the migration of business-critical workflows from legacy vendor platforms to Block's internal systems, ensuring zero disruption to agents and customers during cutover Design workflow and automation systems - Build configurable workflow engines, rules-based routing, and event-driven automations that reduce manual effort and scale across multiple business lines Own integrations end-to-end - Design, build, and maintain integrations between internal platforms and external systems ( middleware, workforce management, Oracle fusion, Salesforce etc) using APIs, event streams, and messaging patterns Partner across the business - Work directly with operations, compliance, and product stakeholders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into well-architected technical solutions Ensure compliance and data integrity - Build systems with audit trails, access controls, and data governance baked in - not bolted on - to meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions Lead technical discussions - Drive architecture decisions, contribute to design reviews, and mentor engineers; raise the bar on code quality, testing, and operational reliability Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle - from prototyping and implementation to debugging and code review - operating as the architect and decision-maker while AI handles the building Expand what's possible with AI tooling - identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering work, improve code quality through AI-driven review, and share effective patterns with your team You Have Embrace an AI-first mentality. Leverage AI to augment your knowledge and capability in navigating development in complex systems with confidence. Familiar with agentic engineering. 6+ working on complex systems and delivering quality software, with clear expertise developed in one or more technical areas. Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design - you've built services that handle high throughput, manage state across systems, and degrade gracefully Experience with workflow or state machine systems - you've designed systems where entities move through complex lifecycles with branching logic, SLAs, and human-in-the-loop steps Proficiency in building and maintaining APIs and integrations - REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization across multiple platforms Experience working on financially sensitive or regulated systems - you understand why idempotency, audit trails, data retention, and access controls matter and you build for them by default Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders - translating ambiguous business requirements from operations, compliance, and risk teams into well-scoped engineering work Nice to Have Experience with platform migrations - moving business-critical systems between platforms with zero customer impact and phased rollout strategies Background in financial services domains - accounting, revenue forecasting, treasury operations, tax operations. Experience building multi-tenant or multi-BU platforms - systems that serve different business lines with shared infrastructure but configurable behavior Experience with operational analytics - building data pipelines or reporting systems that give operations leaders real-time visibility into performance Technologies We Use and Teach AI-Driven Development: Claude Code, Goose (Block's open-source AI agent), Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript Protocols: HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers Data: DynamoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes Observability: DataDog, Prometheus Feature Management: LaunchDarkly We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted. Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. Zone A: $217,800-$326,800 USD Zone B: $207,000-$310,400 USD Zone C: $196,100-$294,100 USD Zone D: $185,200-$277,800 USD Application Guidelines Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed. Use of AI in Our Hiring Process We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws. Contact us here with hiring practice or data usage questions. Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone. Privacy Policy
09/25/2026
Full time
Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams - People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more - provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Role The Financial Platform Eng team is part of Block's platform engineering org, with a mandate to run the foundational financial technology infrastructure supporting all our brands. Our charter includes building scalable, reliable, and forward-looking financial infrastructure, from revenue streams to reconciliations to GL to street reporting. This team powers key business functions spanning the CFO org and aids at strategic decision-making. As a Software Engineer, you'll design and build the backend services, integrations, and workflow engines that keep the foundational financial operations running. Often you will focus on transforming complex financial requirements into scalable technology solutions - with a specific emphasis on AI enablement. We are an AI-driven engineering team - we use agentic coding tools across our entire development lifecycle, from design exploration through implementation and review, and we expect every engineer to do the same. Success in this role depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional partners including Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Product, TPMs, Engineering, and Data teams. The ability to operate across these verticals while maintaining a horizontal architectural perspective is key to our impact. You Will Build financial operations and reporting infrastructure - Design and implement backend services for Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement while keeping the company compliant. Lead a platform migration - Architect the migration of business-critical workflows from legacy vendor platforms to Block's internal systems, ensuring zero disruption to agents and customers during cutover Design workflow and automation systems - Build configurable workflow engines, rules-based routing, and event-driven automations that reduce manual effort and scale across multiple business lines Own integrations end-to-end - Design, build, and maintain integrations between internal platforms and external systems ( middleware, workforce management, Oracle fusion, Salesforce etc) using APIs, event streams, and messaging patterns Partner across the business - Work directly with operations, compliance, and product stakeholders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into well-architected technical solutions Ensure compliance and data integrity - Build systems with audit trails, access controls, and data governance baked in - not bolted on - to meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions Lead technical discussions - Drive architecture decisions, contribute to design reviews, and mentor engineers; raise the bar on code quality, testing, and operational reliability Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle - from prototyping and implementation to debugging and code review - operating as the architect and decision-maker while AI handles the building Expand what's possible with AI tooling - identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering work, improve code quality through AI-driven review, and share effective patterns with your team You Have Embrace an AI-first mentality. Leverage AI to augment your knowledge and capability in navigating development in complex systems with confidence. Familiar with agentic engineering. 6+ working on complex systems and delivering quality software, with clear expertise developed in one or more technical areas. Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design - you've built services that handle high throughput, manage state across systems, and degrade gracefully Experience with workflow or state machine systems - you've designed systems where entities move through complex lifecycles with branching logic, SLAs, and human-in-the-loop steps Proficiency in building and maintaining APIs and integrations - REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization across multiple platforms Experience working on financially sensitive or regulated systems - you understand why idempotency, audit trails, data retention, and access controls matter and you build for them by default Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders - translating ambiguous business requirements from operations, compliance, and risk teams into well-scoped engineering work Nice to Have Experience with platform migrations - moving business-critical systems between platforms with zero customer impact and phased rollout strategies Background in financial services domains - accounting, revenue forecasting, treasury operations, tax operations. Experience building multi-tenant or multi-BU platforms - systems that serve different business lines with shared infrastructure but configurable behavior Experience with operational analytics - building data pipelines or reporting systems that give operations leaders real-time visibility into performance Technologies We Use and Teach AI-Driven Development: Claude Code, Goose (Block's open-source AI agent), Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript Protocols: HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers Data: DynamoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes Observability: DataDog, Prometheus Feature Management: LaunchDarkly We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted. Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. Zone A: $217,800-$326,800 USD Zone B: $207,000-$310,400 USD Zone C: $196,100-$294,100 USD Zone D: $185,200-$277,800 USD Application Guidelines Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed. Use of AI in Our Hiring Process We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws. Contact us here with hiring practice or data usage questions. Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone. Privacy Policy
Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Principal ETL Developer in our Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Job Description We have an IMMEDIATE NEED for an ETL developer to play a pivotal role in shaping, leading, and implementing cutting-edge data flow solutions centered around Apache NiFi. The candidate will provide technical expertise and support in the design, development, implementation and testing of customer tools and applications in support of Extracting, Transforming and Loading (ETL) of data into an enterprise Data Lake. The candidate will be responsible for defining architectural best practices, optimizing performance in large-scale environments, and mentoring junior developers, ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure data flow solutions that drive critical customer needs. Based in a DevOps framework, the ETL Developer participates in and directs major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle. Primary Responsibilities: Architecting complex NiFi data pipeline design: Design and develop enterprise-level ETL architectures and implement NiFi data pipelines for large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and processing from diverse sources. Performance optimization and tuning: Optimize NiFi data flows, including processor tuning, memory management, and load balancing, ensuring optimal performance for batch and real-time processing. Advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution: Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex NiFi data flow issues, including performance bottlenecks, data discrepancies, and integration failures. Integrating with big data and cloud technologies: Seamlessly integrate NiFi with various databases, big data ecosystems, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, OCI, Azure), demonstrating expertise in relevant services (e.g., Kafka, Elasticsearch, S3, SQS/SNS). Defining best practices and standards: Establish best practices for NiFi development, deployment, security, and governance, ensuring adherence to enterprise-wide data management policies. Documentation and knowledge sharing: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for NiFi data flows, mappings, architectures, and standard operating procedures, ensuring knowledge transfer and promoting efficient team operations. Collaboration and communication: Collaborate effectively with data architects, data engineers, application/service developers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Mentorship and team leadership: Mentor junior developers, provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and foster a collaborative learning environment. Basic Qualifications: In-depth experience designing, developing, and managing complex NiFi data flow solutions in large-scale enterprise environments. In-depth knowledge of NiFi architecture, processors, and configurations, along with hands-on experience with NiFi Registry and clustering for high availability and scalability. Proficiency in programming languages like Java and Python for custom NiFi processor development and scripting for automation. Proficiency writing and optimizing complex queries, along with experience in managing relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB). Direct experience with real-time streaming, and API integration (REST) for seamless data connectivity. Direct experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or OCI and related data services Strong ability to analyze complex data challenges, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions. Strong ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, articulate technical concepts clearly, and provide effective mentorship. Bachelor's degree with 12 or more years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 10 or more years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. To be considered must have an active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance Preferred Qualifications: In-depth experience deploying ETL solutions in an AWS environment. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: January 20, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
09/25/2026
Full time
Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Principal ETL Developer in our Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Job Description We have an IMMEDIATE NEED for an ETL developer to play a pivotal role in shaping, leading, and implementing cutting-edge data flow solutions centered around Apache NiFi. The candidate will provide technical expertise and support in the design, development, implementation and testing of customer tools and applications in support of Extracting, Transforming and Loading (ETL) of data into an enterprise Data Lake. The candidate will be responsible for defining architectural best practices, optimizing performance in large-scale environments, and mentoring junior developers, ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure data flow solutions that drive critical customer needs. Based in a DevOps framework, the ETL Developer participates in and directs major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle. Primary Responsibilities: Architecting complex NiFi data pipeline design: Design and develop enterprise-level ETL architectures and implement NiFi data pipelines for large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and processing from diverse sources. Performance optimization and tuning: Optimize NiFi data flows, including processor tuning, memory management, and load balancing, ensuring optimal performance for batch and real-time processing. Advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution: Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex NiFi data flow issues, including performance bottlenecks, data discrepancies, and integration failures. Integrating with big data and cloud technologies: Seamlessly integrate NiFi with various databases, big data ecosystems, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, OCI, Azure), demonstrating expertise in relevant services (e.g., Kafka, Elasticsearch, S3, SQS/SNS). Defining best practices and standards: Establish best practices for NiFi development, deployment, security, and governance, ensuring adherence to enterprise-wide data management policies. Documentation and knowledge sharing: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for NiFi data flows, mappings, architectures, and standard operating procedures, ensuring knowledge transfer and promoting efficient team operations. Collaboration and communication: Collaborate effectively with data architects, data engineers, application/service developers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Mentorship and team leadership: Mentor junior developers, provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and foster a collaborative learning environment. Basic Qualifications: In-depth experience designing, developing, and managing complex NiFi data flow solutions in large-scale enterprise environments. In-depth knowledge of NiFi architecture, processors, and configurations, along with hands-on experience with NiFi Registry and clustering for high availability and scalability. Proficiency in programming languages like Java and Python for custom NiFi processor development and scripting for automation. Proficiency writing and optimizing complex queries, along with experience in managing relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB). Direct experience with real-time streaming, and API integration (REST) for seamless data connectivity. Direct experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or OCI and related data services Strong ability to analyze complex data challenges, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions. Strong ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, articulate technical concepts clearly, and provide effective mentorship. Bachelor's degree with 12 or more years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 10 or more years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. To be considered must have an active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance Preferred Qualifications: In-depth experience deploying ETL solutions in an AWS environment. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: January 20, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams - People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more - provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Role The Financial Platform Eng team is part of Block's platform engineering org, with a mandate to run the foundational financial technology infrastructure supporting all our brands. Our charter includes building scalable, reliable, and forward-looking financial infrastructure, from revenue streams to reconciliations to GL to street reporting. This team powers key business functions spanning the CFO org and aids at strategic decision-making. As a Software Engineer, you'll design and build the backend services, integrations, and workflow engines that keep the foundational financial operations running. Often you will focus on transforming complex financial requirements into scalable technology solutions - with a specific emphasis on AI enablement. We are an AI-driven engineering team - we use agentic coding tools across our entire development lifecycle, from design exploration through implementation and review, and we expect every engineer to do the same. Success in this role depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional partners including Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Product, TPMs, Engineering, and Data teams. The ability to operate across these verticals while maintaining a horizontal architectural perspective is key to our impact. You Will Build financial operations and reporting infrastructure - Design and implement backend services for Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement while keeping the company compliant. Lead a platform migration - Architect the migration of business-critical workflows from legacy vendor platforms to Block's internal systems, ensuring zero disruption to agents and customers during cutover Design workflow and automation systems - Build configurable workflow engines, rules-based routing, and event-driven automations that reduce manual effort and scale across multiple business lines Own integrations end-to-end - Design, build, and maintain integrations between internal platforms and external systems ( middleware, workforce management, Oracle fusion, Salesforce etc) using APIs, event streams, and messaging patterns Partner across the business - Work directly with operations, compliance, and product stakeholders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into well-architected technical solutions Ensure compliance and data integrity - Build systems with audit trails, access controls, and data governance baked in - not bolted on - to meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions Lead technical discussions - Drive architecture decisions, contribute to design reviews, and mentor engineers; raise the bar on code quality, testing, and operational reliability Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle - from prototyping and implementation to debugging and code review - operating as the architect and decision-maker while AI handles the building Expand what's possible with AI tooling - identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering work, improve code quality through AI-driven review, and share effective patterns with your team You Have Embrace an AI-first mentality. Leverage AI to augment your knowledge and capability in navigating development in complex systems with confidence. Familiar with agentic engineering. 6+ working on complex systems and delivering quality software, with clear expertise developed in one or more technical areas. Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design - you've built services that handle high throughput, manage state across systems, and degrade gracefully Experience with workflow or state machine systems - you've designed systems where entities move through complex lifecycles with branching logic, SLAs, and human-in-the-loop steps Proficiency in building and maintaining APIs and integrations - REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization across multiple platforms Experience working on financially sensitive or regulated systems - you understand why idempotency, audit trails, data retention, and access controls matter and you build for them by default Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders - translating ambiguous business requirements from operations, compliance, and risk teams into well-scoped engineering work Nice to Have Experience with platform migrations - moving business-critical systems between platforms with zero customer impact and phased rollout strategies Background in financial services domains - accounting, revenue forecasting, treasury operations, tax operations. Experience building multi-tenant or multi-BU platforms - systems that serve different business lines with shared infrastructure but configurable behavior Experience with operational analytics - building data pipelines or reporting systems that give operations leaders real-time visibility into performance Technologies We Use and Teach AI-Driven Development: Claude Code, Goose (Block's open-source AI agent), Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript Protocols: HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers Data: DynamoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes Observability: DataDog, Prometheus Feature Management: LaunchDarkly We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted. Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. Zone A: $217,800-$326,800 USD Zone B: $207,000-$310,400 USD Zone C: $196,100-$294,100 USD Zone D: $185,200-$277,800 USD Application Guidelines Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed. Use of AI in Our Hiring Process We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws. Contact us here with hiring practice or data usage questions. Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block. Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone. Privacy Policy
09/25/2026
Full time
Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams - People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more - provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Role The Financial Platform Eng team is part of Block's platform engineering org, with a mandate to run the foundational financial technology infrastructure supporting all our brands. Our charter includes building scalable, reliable, and forward-looking financial infrastructure, from revenue streams to reconciliations to GL to street reporting. This team powers key business functions spanning the CFO org and aids at strategic decision-making. As a Software Engineer, you'll design and build the backend services, integrations, and workflow engines that keep the foundational financial operations running. Often you will focus on transforming complex financial requirements into scalable technology solutions - with a specific emphasis on AI enablement. We are an AI-driven engineering team - we use agentic coding tools across our entire development lifecycle, from design exploration through implementation and review, and we expect every engineer to do the same. Success in this role depends on strong collaboration with cross-functional partners including Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement, Product, TPMs, Engineering, and Data teams. The ability to operate across these verticals while maintaining a horizontal architectural perspective is key to our impact. You Will Build financial operations and reporting infrastructure - Design and implement backend services for Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Procurement while keeping the company compliant. Lead a platform migration - Architect the migration of business-critical workflows from legacy vendor platforms to Block's internal systems, ensuring zero disruption to agents and customers during cutover Design workflow and automation systems - Build configurable workflow engines, rules-based routing, and event-driven automations that reduce manual effort and scale across multiple business lines Own integrations end-to-end - Design, build, and maintain integrations between internal platforms and external systems ( middleware, workforce management, Oracle fusion, Salesforce etc) using APIs, event streams, and messaging patterns Partner across the business - Work directly with operations, compliance, and product stakeholders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into well-architected technical solutions Ensure compliance and data integrity - Build systems with audit trails, access controls, and data governance baked in - not bolted on - to meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions Lead technical discussions - Drive architecture decisions, contribute to design reviews, and mentor engineers; raise the bar on code quality, testing, and operational reliability Direct AI agents across the full development lifecycle - from prototyping and implementation to debugging and code review - operating as the architect and decision-maker while AI handles the building Expand what's possible with AI tooling - identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering work, improve code quality through AI-driven review, and share effective patterns with your team You Have Embrace an AI-first mentality. Leverage AI to augment your knowledge and capability in navigating development in complex systems with confidence. Familiar with agentic engineering. 6+ working on complex systems and delivering quality software, with clear expertise developed in one or more technical areas. Strong fundamentals in distributed systems design - you've built services that handle high throughput, manage state across systems, and degrade gracefully Experience with workflow or state machine systems - you've designed systems where entities move through complex lifecycles with branching logic, SLAs, and human-in-the-loop steps Proficiency in building and maintaining APIs and integrations - REST, gRPC, event-driven architectures, and data synchronization across multiple platforms Experience working on financially sensitive or regulated systems - you understand why idempotency, audit trails, data retention, and access controls matter and you build for them by default Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with non-technical stakeholders - translating ambiguous business requirements from operations, compliance, and risk teams into well-scoped engineering work Nice to Have Experience with platform migrations - moving business-critical systems between platforms with zero customer impact and phased rollout strategies Background in financial services domains - accounting, revenue forecasting, treasury operations, tax operations. Experience building multi-tenant or multi-BU platforms - systems that serve different business lines with shared infrastructure but configurable behavior Experience with operational analytics - building data pipelines or reporting systems that give operations leaders real-time visibility into performance Technologies We Use and Teach AI-Driven Development: Claude Code, Goose (Block's open-source AI agent), Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript Protocols: HTTP, JSON, gRPC, Protocol Buffers Data: DynamoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Snowflake Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes Observability: DataDog, Prometheus Feature Management: LaunchDarkly We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted. 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Job Summary Are you an Apache Kafka committer who wants to operate at the highest level of technical and community influence? This role connects deep upstream work, including binding committer authority, KIP-level design, and protocol-aware engineering, directly to production-scale outcomes in enterprise Kafka deployments. NetApp Instaclustr runs one of the industry's largest managed open source data platform portfolios, including Apache Kafka services for enterprise customers across financial services, retail, and technology sectors. Our open source engineering team contributes to projects that matter to production operators at scale, and this role strengthens our ability to influence Apache Kafka upstream in areas that affect reliability, performance, operability, and customer delivery. You will work at both levels - upstream influence and customer impact - with meaningful autonomy, strong peer collaboration, and direct access to the product and field relationships that turn technical work into commercial outcomes. This is a globally distributed team with up to 10% travel. The role is based in one of our office locations - US REMOTE Note that we have global opportunities as well in Cork,Ireland & Netherlands (Schiphol). Postings also available in those markets/locations. Overview As a Senior Open Source Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Lead end-to-end upstream initiatives in Apache Kafka, from KIP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release, in domains such as broker internals, storage and log management, replication, KRaft metadata quorum, consumer group coordination, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, and release quality. Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions, applying the technical rigor and authority that moves high-quality work through the Apache Kafka review process. Contribute to Apache Kafka release management as part of the committer community, including release planning, blocker triage, test stabilization, release candidate validation, documentation readiness, and post-release follow-through. Translate enterprise customer and operator needs into credible upstream proposals, KIP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement that only a committer can supply; advise product and field teams on complex Kafka trade-offs. Shape community direction through evidence-based participation relevant Kafka community channels; influence project decisions on architecture, compatibility, protocol evolution, release policy, contribution standards, and long-term roadmap. Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality through rigorous review practices, test discipline, and clear engineering guidance. Improve upstream infrastructure, including CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, benchmarking, release automation, and compatibility validation, to reduce project-wide maintenance burden. Job Requirements A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience is required. Current Apache Kafka committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record across patches, reviews, KIPs, and community standing in Kafka core or a closely related area such as Streams, Connect, clients, or release engineering. Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems, with the ability to write, review, and reason about complex Kafka internals at depth. Deep mastery of Apache Kafka internals in at least one major domain: broker storage and log replication, KRaft and metadata management, consumer group coordination and rebalancing, protocol and client compatibility, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, performance, or release management and CI. Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: KIP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge. Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads. Proven senior-level technical judgment that resolves most blockers independently, determines approach on novel or ambiguous assignments, surfaces systemic risks proactively, and produces work that is consistent with project and team objectives. Preferred qualifications PMC membership in Apache Kafka or a related Apache project. Track record of work in current Kafka feature and maintenance areas such as KRaft maturity, controller and metadata reliability, consumer rebalance protocol improvements, exactly-once semantics, tiered storage, Kafka Connect security and operability, Streams APIs, client metrics, or release stabilization. Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes - translating production pain points into accepted community improvements. History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project. Familiarity with the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, schema and serialization patterns, Kubernetes-based Kafka operations, or adjacent open source projects such as Strimzi. Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related field of study Or additional equivalent experience. Team Information Leadership and team culture The hiring manager for this role is an Engineering Manager for the Open Source Engineering team. You will join a globally distributed group that values committer-grade technical judgment, clear ownership, transparent community engagement, and practical impact on real customer outcomes. The team culture is high-trust and high-accountability. We support engineers who can go deep technically, mentor others generously, collaborate across product and field functions, and improve both code and the contributor ecosystem around it. You will have significant autonomy paired with close collaboration and genuine visibility into the strategic bets your work enables. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-265,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
09/25/2026
Full time
Job Summary Are you an Apache Kafka committer who wants to operate at the highest level of technical and community influence? This role connects deep upstream work, including binding committer authority, KIP-level design, and protocol-aware engineering, directly to production-scale outcomes in enterprise Kafka deployments. NetApp Instaclustr runs one of the industry's largest managed open source data platform portfolios, including Apache Kafka services for enterprise customers across financial services, retail, and technology sectors. Our open source engineering team contributes to projects that matter to production operators at scale, and this role strengthens our ability to influence Apache Kafka upstream in areas that affect reliability, performance, operability, and customer delivery. You will work at both levels - upstream influence and customer impact - with meaningful autonomy, strong peer collaboration, and direct access to the product and field relationships that turn technical work into commercial outcomes. This is a globally distributed team with up to 10% travel. The role is based in one of our office locations - US REMOTE Note that we have global opportunities as well in Cork,Ireland & Netherlands (Schiphol). Postings also available in those markets/locations. Overview As a Senior Open Source Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Lead end-to-end upstream initiatives in Apache Kafka, from KIP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release, in domains such as broker internals, storage and log management, replication, KRaft metadata quorum, consumer group coordination, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, and release quality. Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions, applying the technical rigor and authority that moves high-quality work through the Apache Kafka review process. Contribute to Apache Kafka release management as part of the committer community, including release planning, blocker triage, test stabilization, release candidate validation, documentation readiness, and post-release follow-through. Translate enterprise customer and operator needs into credible upstream proposals, KIP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement that only a committer can supply; advise product and field teams on complex Kafka trade-offs. Shape community direction through evidence-based participation relevant Kafka community channels; influence project decisions on architecture, compatibility, protocol evolution, release policy, contribution standards, and long-term roadmap. Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality through rigorous review practices, test discipline, and clear engineering guidance. Improve upstream infrastructure, including CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, benchmarking, release automation, and compatibility validation, to reduce project-wide maintenance burden. Job Requirements A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience is required. Current Apache Kafka committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record across patches, reviews, KIPs, and community standing in Kafka core or a closely related area such as Streams, Connect, clients, or release engineering. Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems, with the ability to write, review, and reason about complex Kafka internals at depth. Deep mastery of Apache Kafka internals in at least one major domain: broker storage and log replication, KRaft and metadata management, consumer group coordination and rebalancing, protocol and client compatibility, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, performance, or release management and CI. Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: KIP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge. Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads. Proven senior-level technical judgment that resolves most blockers independently, determines approach on novel or ambiguous assignments, surfaces systemic risks proactively, and produces work that is consistent with project and team objectives. Preferred qualifications PMC membership in Apache Kafka or a related Apache project. Track record of work in current Kafka feature and maintenance areas such as KRaft maturity, controller and metadata reliability, consumer rebalance protocol improvements, exactly-once semantics, tiered storage, Kafka Connect security and operability, Streams APIs, client metrics, or release stabilization. Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes - translating production pain points into accepted community improvements. History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project. Familiarity with the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, schema and serialization patterns, Kubernetes-based Kafka operations, or adjacent open source projects such as Strimzi. Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related field of study Or additional equivalent experience. Team Information Leadership and team culture The hiring manager for this role is an Engineering Manager for the Open Source Engineering team. You will join a globally distributed group that values committer-grade technical judgment, clear ownership, transparent community engagement, and practical impact on real customer outcomes. The team culture is high-trust and high-accountability. We support engineers who can go deep technically, mentor others generously, collaborate across product and field functions, and improve both code and the contributor ecosystem around it. You will have significant autonomy paired with close collaboration and genuine visibility into the strategic bets your work enables. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-265,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
Job Summary Are you an Apache Kafka committer who wants to operate at the highest level of technical and community influence? This role connects deep upstream work, including binding committer authority, KIP-level design, and protocol-aware engineering, directly to production-scale outcomes in enterprise Kafka deployments. NetApp Instaclustr runs one of the industry's largest managed open source data platform portfolios, including Apache Kafka services for enterprise customers across financial services, retail, and technology sectors. Our open source engineering team contributes to projects that matter to production operators at scale, and this role strengthens our ability to influence Apache Kafka upstream in areas that affect reliability, performance, operability, and customer delivery. You will work at both levels - upstream influence and customer impact - with meaningful autonomy, strong peer collaboration, and direct access to the product and field relationships that turn technical work into commercial outcomes. This is a globally distributed team with up to 10% travel. The role is based in one of our office locations - US REMOTE Note that we have global opportunities as well in Cork,Ireland & Netherlands (Schiphol). Postings also available in those markets/locations. Overview As a Senior Open Source Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Lead end-to-end upstream initiatives in Apache Kafka, from KIP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release, in domains such as broker internals, storage and log management, replication, KRaft metadata quorum, consumer group coordination, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, and release quality. Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions, applying the technical rigor and authority that moves high-quality work through the Apache Kafka review process. Contribute to Apache Kafka release management as part of the committer community, including release planning, blocker triage, test stabilization, release candidate validation, documentation readiness, and post-release follow-through. Translate enterprise customer and operator needs into credible upstream proposals, KIP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement that only a committer can supply; advise product and field teams on complex Kafka trade-offs. Shape community direction through evidence-based participation relevant Kafka community channels; influence project decisions on architecture, compatibility, protocol evolution, release policy, contribution standards, and long-term roadmap. Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality through rigorous review practices, test discipline, and clear engineering guidance. Improve upstream infrastructure, including CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, benchmarking, release automation, and compatibility validation, to reduce project-wide maintenance burden. Job Requirements A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience is required. Current Apache Kafka committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record across patches, reviews, KIPs, and community standing in Kafka core or a closely related area such as Streams, Connect, clients, or release engineering. Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems, with the ability to write, review, and reason about complex Kafka internals at depth. Deep mastery of Apache Kafka internals in at least one major domain: broker storage and log replication, KRaft and metadata management, consumer group coordination and rebalancing, protocol and client compatibility, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, performance, or release management and CI. Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: KIP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge. Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads. Proven senior-level technical judgment that resolves most blockers independently, determines approach on novel or ambiguous assignments, surfaces systemic risks proactively, and produces work that is consistent with project and team objectives. Preferred qualifications PMC membership in Apache Kafka or a related Apache project. Track record of work in current Kafka feature and maintenance areas such as KRaft maturity, controller and metadata reliability, consumer rebalance protocol improvements, exactly-once semantics, tiered storage, Kafka Connect security and operability, Streams APIs, client metrics, or release stabilization. Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes - translating production pain points into accepted community improvements. History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project. Familiarity with the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, schema and serialization patterns, Kubernetes-based Kafka operations, or adjacent open source projects such as Strimzi. Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related field of study Or additional equivalent experience. Team Information Leadership and team culture The hiring manager for this role is an Engineering Manager for the Open Source Engineering team. You will join a globally distributed group that values committer-grade technical judgment, clear ownership, transparent community engagement, and practical impact on real customer outcomes. The team culture is high-trust and high-accountability. We support engineers who can go deep technically, mentor others generously, collaborate across product and field functions, and improve both code and the contributor ecosystem around it. You will have significant autonomy paired with close collaboration and genuine visibility into the strategic bets your work enables. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-265,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
09/25/2026
Full time
Job Summary Are you an Apache Kafka committer who wants to operate at the highest level of technical and community influence? This role connects deep upstream work, including binding committer authority, KIP-level design, and protocol-aware engineering, directly to production-scale outcomes in enterprise Kafka deployments. NetApp Instaclustr runs one of the industry's largest managed open source data platform portfolios, including Apache Kafka services for enterprise customers across financial services, retail, and technology sectors. Our open source engineering team contributes to projects that matter to production operators at scale, and this role strengthens our ability to influence Apache Kafka upstream in areas that affect reliability, performance, operability, and customer delivery. You will work at both levels - upstream influence and customer impact - with meaningful autonomy, strong peer collaboration, and direct access to the product and field relationships that turn technical work into commercial outcomes. This is a globally distributed team with up to 10% travel. The role is based in one of our office locations - US REMOTE Note that we have global opportunities as well in Cork,Ireland & Netherlands (Schiphol). Postings also available in those markets/locations. Overview As a Senior Open Source Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Lead end-to-end upstream initiatives in Apache Kafka, from KIP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release, in domains such as broker internals, storage and log management, replication, KRaft metadata quorum, consumer group coordination, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, and release quality. Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions, applying the technical rigor and authority that moves high-quality work through the Apache Kafka review process. Contribute to Apache Kafka release management as part of the committer community, including release planning, blocker triage, test stabilization, release candidate validation, documentation readiness, and post-release follow-through. Translate enterprise customer and operator needs into credible upstream proposals, KIP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement that only a committer can supply; advise product and field teams on complex Kafka trade-offs. Shape community direction through evidence-based participation relevant Kafka community channels; influence project decisions on architecture, compatibility, protocol evolution, release policy, contribution standards, and long-term roadmap. Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality through rigorous review practices, test discipline, and clear engineering guidance. Improve upstream infrastructure, including CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, benchmarking, release automation, and compatibility validation, to reduce project-wide maintenance burden. Job Requirements A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience is required. Current Apache Kafka committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record across patches, reviews, KIPs, and community standing in Kafka core or a closely related area such as Streams, Connect, clients, or release engineering. Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems, with the ability to write, review, and reason about complex Kafka internals at depth. Deep mastery of Apache Kafka internals in at least one major domain: broker storage and log replication, KRaft and metadata management, consumer group coordination and rebalancing, protocol and client compatibility, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, performance, or release management and CI. Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: KIP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge. Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads. Proven senior-level technical judgment that resolves most blockers independently, determines approach on novel or ambiguous assignments, surfaces systemic risks proactively, and produces work that is consistent with project and team objectives. Preferred qualifications PMC membership in Apache Kafka or a related Apache project. Track record of work in current Kafka feature and maintenance areas such as KRaft maturity, controller and metadata reliability, consumer rebalance protocol improvements, exactly-once semantics, tiered storage, Kafka Connect security and operability, Streams APIs, client metrics, or release stabilization. Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes - translating production pain points into accepted community improvements. History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project. Familiarity with the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, schema and serialization patterns, Kubernetes-based Kafka operations, or adjacent open source projects such as Strimzi. Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related field of study Or additional equivalent experience. Team Information Leadership and team culture The hiring manager for this role is an Engineering Manager for the Open Source Engineering team. You will join a globally distributed group that values committer-grade technical judgment, clear ownership, transparent community engagement, and practical impact on real customer outcomes. The team culture is high-trust and high-accountability. We support engineers who can go deep technically, mentor others generously, collaborate across product and field functions, and improve both code and the contributor ecosystem around it. You will have significant autonomy paired with close collaboration and genuine visibility into the strategic bets your work enables. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-265,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
Job Summary Are you an Apache Kafka committer who wants to operate at the highest level of technical and community influence? This role connects deep upstream work, including binding committer authority, KIP-level design, and protocol-aware engineering, directly to production-scale outcomes in enterprise Kafka deployments. NetApp Instaclustr runs one of the industry's largest managed open source data platform portfolios, including Apache Kafka services for enterprise customers across financial services, retail, and technology sectors. Our open source engineering team contributes to projects that matter to production operators at scale, and this role strengthens our ability to influence Apache Kafka upstream in areas that affect reliability, performance, operability, and customer delivery. You will work at both levels - upstream influence and customer impact - with meaningful autonomy, strong peer collaboration, and direct access to the product and field relationships that turn technical work into commercial outcomes. This is a globally distributed team with up to 10% travel. The role is based in one of our office locations - US REMOTE Note that we have global opportunities as well in Cork,Ireland & Netherlands (Schiphol). Postings also available in those markets/locations. Overview As a Senior Open Source Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Lead end-to-end upstream initiatives in Apache Kafka, from KIP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release, in domains such as broker internals, storage and log management, replication, KRaft metadata quorum, consumer group coordination, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, and release quality. Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions, applying the technical rigor and authority that moves high-quality work through the Apache Kafka review process. Contribute to Apache Kafka release management as part of the committer community, including release planning, blocker triage, test stabilization, release candidate validation, documentation readiness, and post-release follow-through. Translate enterprise customer and operator needs into credible upstream proposals, KIP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement that only a committer can supply; advise product and field teams on complex Kafka trade-offs. Shape community direction through evidence-based participation relevant Kafka community channels; influence project decisions on architecture, compatibility, protocol evolution, release policy, contribution standards, and long-term roadmap. Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality through rigorous review practices, test discipline, and clear engineering guidance. Improve upstream infrastructure, including CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, benchmarking, release automation, and compatibility validation, to reduce project-wide maintenance burden. Job Requirements A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience is required. Current Apache Kafka committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record across patches, reviews, KIPs, and community standing in Kafka core or a closely related area such as Streams, Connect, clients, or release engineering. Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems, with the ability to write, review, and reason about complex Kafka internals at depth. Deep mastery of Apache Kafka internals in at least one major domain: broker storage and log replication, KRaft and metadata management, consumer group coordination and rebalancing, protocol and client compatibility, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, performance, or release management and CI. Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: KIP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge. Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads. Proven senior-level technical judgment that resolves most blockers independently, determines approach on novel or ambiguous assignments, surfaces systemic risks proactively, and produces work that is consistent with project and team objectives. Preferred qualifications PMC membership in Apache Kafka or a related Apache project. Track record of work in current Kafka feature and maintenance areas such as KRaft maturity, controller and metadata reliability, consumer rebalance protocol improvements, exactly-once semantics, tiered storage, Kafka Connect security and operability, Streams APIs, client metrics, or release stabilization. Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes - translating production pain points into accepted community improvements. History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project. Familiarity with the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, schema and serialization patterns, Kubernetes-based Kafka operations, or adjacent open source projects such as Strimzi. Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related field of study Or additional equivalent experience. Team Information Leadership and team culture The hiring manager for this role is an Engineering Manager for the Open Source Engineering team. You will join a globally distributed group that values committer-grade technical judgment, clear ownership, transparent community engagement, and practical impact on real customer outcomes. The team culture is high-trust and high-accountability. We support engineers who can go deep technically, mentor others generously, collaborate across product and field functions, and improve both code and the contributor ecosystem around it. You will have significant autonomy paired with close collaboration and genuine visibility into the strategic bets your work enables. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-265,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
09/25/2026
Full time
Job Summary Are you an Apache Kafka committer who wants to operate at the highest level of technical and community influence? This role connects deep upstream work, including binding committer authority, KIP-level design, and protocol-aware engineering, directly to production-scale outcomes in enterprise Kafka deployments. NetApp Instaclustr runs one of the industry's largest managed open source data platform portfolios, including Apache Kafka services for enterprise customers across financial services, retail, and technology sectors. Our open source engineering team contributes to projects that matter to production operators at scale, and this role strengthens our ability to influence Apache Kafka upstream in areas that affect reliability, performance, operability, and customer delivery. You will work at both levels - upstream influence and customer impact - with meaningful autonomy, strong peer collaboration, and direct access to the product and field relationships that turn technical work into commercial outcomes. This is a globally distributed team with up to 10% travel. The role is based in one of our office locations - US REMOTE Note that we have global opportunities as well in Cork,Ireland & Netherlands (Schiphol). Postings also available in those markets/locations. Overview As a Senior Open Source Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Lead end-to-end upstream initiatives in Apache Kafka, from KIP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release, in domains such as broker internals, storage and log management, replication, KRaft metadata quorum, consumer group coordination, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, and release quality. Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions, applying the technical rigor and authority that moves high-quality work through the Apache Kafka review process. Contribute to Apache Kafka release management as part of the committer community, including release planning, blocker triage, test stabilization, release candidate validation, documentation readiness, and post-release follow-through. Translate enterprise customer and operator needs into credible upstream proposals, KIP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement that only a committer can supply; advise product and field teams on complex Kafka trade-offs. Shape community direction through evidence-based participation relevant Kafka community channels; influence project decisions on architecture, compatibility, protocol evolution, release policy, contribution standards, and long-term roadmap. Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality through rigorous review practices, test discipline, and clear engineering guidance. Improve upstream infrastructure, including CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, benchmarking, release automation, and compatibility validation, to reduce project-wide maintenance burden. Job Requirements A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience is required. Current Apache Kafka committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record across patches, reviews, KIPs, and community standing in Kafka core or a closely related area such as Streams, Connect, clients, or release engineering. Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems, with the ability to write, review, and reason about complex Kafka internals at depth. Deep mastery of Apache Kafka internals in at least one major domain: broker storage and log replication, KRaft and metadata management, consumer group coordination and rebalancing, protocol and client compatibility, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, observability, performance, or release management and CI. Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: KIP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge. Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads. Proven senior-level technical judgment that resolves most blockers independently, determines approach on novel or ambiguous assignments, surfaces systemic risks proactively, and produces work that is consistent with project and team objectives. Preferred qualifications PMC membership in Apache Kafka or a related Apache project. Track record of work in current Kafka feature and maintenance areas such as KRaft maturity, controller and metadata reliability, consumer rebalance protocol improvements, exactly-once semantics, tiered storage, Kafka Connect security and operability, Streams APIs, client metrics, or release stabilization. Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes - translating production pain points into accepted community improvements. History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project. Familiarity with the Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, Kafka clients, schema and serialization patterns, Kubernetes-based Kafka operations, or adjacent open source projects such as Strimzi. Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related field of study Or additional equivalent experience. Team Information Leadership and team culture The hiring manager for this role is an Engineering Manager for the Open Source Engineering team. You will join a globally distributed group that values committer-grade technical judgment, clear ownership, transparent community engagement, and practical impact on real customer outcomes. The team culture is high-trust and high-accountability. We support engineers who can go deep technically, mentor others generously, collaborate across product and field functions, and improve both code and the contributor ecosystem around it. You will have significant autonomy paired with close collaboration and genuine visibility into the strategic bets your work enables. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-265,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
About Us: DailyPay is the leader in On-Demand Pay, helping employers modernize how people get their pay. DailyPay serves more than 1,900 employers and over 6 million employees, including many of the world's most recognized brands. By providing real-time access to earned pay and financial wellness tools, DailyPay helps employees manage their finances and helps employers attract and retain talent. DailyPay is helping define the future of pay, where money moves at the speed of work Learn more at DailyPay's Press Center. The Role We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build DailyPay's ML platform from the ground up. You will design and build the infrastructure that every machine learning model at DailyPay runs on: feature engineering platform, model training and deployment, serving infrastructure, and the monitoring that keeps it all reliable in production. This is a software engineering role. You will build the platform that data scientists use to ship models, not build the models themselves. You own the infrastructure that makes their work reproducible, testable, observable, and production-safe at scale. You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality ML solutions that directly impact DailyPay's core products. You are expected to operate with significant autonomy: defining work, identifying dependencies, and raising the bar for the team around you. How You Will Make an Impact Platform Ownership: Help architect and build DailyPay's unified ML platform - a unified system for model development, deployment, and monitoring that serves as the backbone for every AI and ML capability at the company. Systems Design & Delivery: Design and build scalable, reliable services and pipelines covering feature generation, model training, deployment, and inference. Own end-to-end delivery with minimal oversight. Self-Service Infrastructure: Build the tooling and guardrails that let data scientists define, test, and ship features and models independently, without needing an engineer in the loop and without bypassing validation, lineage, or rollback safeguards. Cloud Infrastructure: Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure for machine learning workloads, balancing cost-effectiveness, security, and availability. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment of ML models and related infrastructure. Monitoring & Observability: Design monitoring and alerting systems for ML infrastructure and models using tools like Datadog. Proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact production. Technical Leadership: Lead design discussions, contribute to architectural decisions, and establish team norms for how ML systems are built, tested, and maintained. Help identify and remove blockers. Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers. Share domain knowledge and help build genuine technical depth on the team. Security & Compliance: Approach all engineering work with a security lens. Actively look for vulnerabilities in code and during peer reviews. Ensure ML pipelines handle sensitive data in accordance with company policy. What You Bring to the Team 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production services Strong background in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and API design Experience across the full software lifecycle: design, testing, deployment, and on-call operations Proficiency in Python, with a track record of writing production-quality, tested, maintainable code Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation), including module design and environment separation Solid CI/CD experience: GitHub Actions or equivalent; designing and operating deployment pipelines Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, and Kubernetes or ECS) Experience building or operating ML infrastructure: training pipelines, model serving, feature stores, or model registries Strong cloud platform proficiency: AWS preferred (SageMaker, Lambda, S3, EC2, IAM, ECS), or equivalent GCP (Vertex AI, Cloud Functions, GCS, Compute Engine, Cloud Run) or Azure (Azure ML, Functions, Blob Storage, VMs, AKS) experience Experience with monitoring and observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana) Strong SQL skills and experience with data pipeline tooling (dbt, Glue, Snowflake) Excellent communication skills; comfortable working across data science, engineering, and product teams Nice to Haves Familiarity with ML frameworks (scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch), enough to reason about what data scientists hand you Knowledge of event streaming platforms (Apache Kafka or equivalent) Experience with experimentation infrastructure and A/B testing systems Experience in fintech or other regulated industries Contributions to open-source infrastructure, platform, or MLOps projects What We Offer: Exceptional health, vision, and dental care Opportunity for equity ownership Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability Employee Assistance Program Employee Resource Groups Fun company outings and events Unlimited PTO 401K with company match High-performing cultures aren't built in silos, they thrive on partnership. At DailyPay, we Commit Together to an inclusive, professional environment where multifaceted perspectives are our greatest competitive advantage. We recognize that our team members don't live "single-issue lives," and we lean into the wide-ranging backgrounds and life stages that sharpen our collective decision-making. In our high-trust environment, we empower you to Challenge Norms . We've created a space where it is safe to ask difficult questions, disrupt the status quo, and share bold perspectives without fear of professional fallout. We believe that by checking our own assumptions and staying curious about the experiences of others, we arrive at better, more innovative results. We provide the space for you to do your best work through peer advocacy and transparent career development. If you are looking for a culture that values intellectual honesty, celebrates the unique lived experiences of its people, and thrives on collective success, you'll find it here. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to . All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable. DailyPay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.
09/25/2026
Full time
About Us: DailyPay is the leader in On-Demand Pay, helping employers modernize how people get their pay. DailyPay serves more than 1,900 employers and over 6 million employees, including many of the world's most recognized brands. By providing real-time access to earned pay and financial wellness tools, DailyPay helps employees manage their finances and helps employers attract and retain talent. DailyPay is helping define the future of pay, where money moves at the speed of work Learn more at DailyPay's Press Center. The Role We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build DailyPay's ML platform from the ground up. You will design and build the infrastructure that every machine learning model at DailyPay runs on: feature engineering platform, model training and deployment, serving infrastructure, and the monitoring that keeps it all reliable in production. This is a software engineering role. You will build the platform that data scientists use to ship models, not build the models themselves. You own the infrastructure that makes their work reproducible, testable, observable, and production-safe at scale. You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality ML solutions that directly impact DailyPay's core products. You are expected to operate with significant autonomy: defining work, identifying dependencies, and raising the bar for the team around you. How You Will Make an Impact Platform Ownership: Help architect and build DailyPay's unified ML platform - a unified system for model development, deployment, and monitoring that serves as the backbone for every AI and ML capability at the company. Systems Design & Delivery: Design and build scalable, reliable services and pipelines covering feature generation, model training, deployment, and inference. Own end-to-end delivery with minimal oversight. Self-Service Infrastructure: Build the tooling and guardrails that let data scientists define, test, and ship features and models independently, without needing an engineer in the loop and without bypassing validation, lineage, or rollback safeguards. Cloud Infrastructure: Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure for machine learning workloads, balancing cost-effectiveness, security, and availability. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment of ML models and related infrastructure. Monitoring & Observability: Design monitoring and alerting systems for ML infrastructure and models using tools like Datadog. Proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact production. Technical Leadership: Lead design discussions, contribute to architectural decisions, and establish team norms for how ML systems are built, tested, and maintained. Help identify and remove blockers. Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers. Share domain knowledge and help build genuine technical depth on the team. Security & Compliance: Approach all engineering work with a security lens. Actively look for vulnerabilities in code and during peer reviews. Ensure ML pipelines handle sensitive data in accordance with company policy. What You Bring to the Team 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production services Strong background in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and API design Experience across the full software lifecycle: design, testing, deployment, and on-call operations Proficiency in Python, with a track record of writing production-quality, tested, maintainable code Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation), including module design and environment separation Solid CI/CD experience: GitHub Actions or equivalent; designing and operating deployment pipelines Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, and Kubernetes or ECS) Experience building or operating ML infrastructure: training pipelines, model serving, feature stores, or model registries Strong cloud platform proficiency: AWS preferred (SageMaker, Lambda, S3, EC2, IAM, ECS), or equivalent GCP (Vertex AI, Cloud Functions, GCS, Compute Engine, Cloud Run) or Azure (Azure ML, Functions, Blob Storage, VMs, AKS) experience Experience with monitoring and observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana) Strong SQL skills and experience with data pipeline tooling (dbt, Glue, Snowflake) Excellent communication skills; comfortable working across data science, engineering, and product teams Nice to Haves Familiarity with ML frameworks (scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch), enough to reason about what data scientists hand you Knowledge of event streaming platforms (Apache Kafka or equivalent) Experience with experimentation infrastructure and A/B testing systems Experience in fintech or other regulated industries Contributions to open-source infrastructure, platform, or MLOps projects What We Offer: Exceptional health, vision, and dental care Opportunity for equity ownership Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability Employee Assistance Program Employee Resource Groups Fun company outings and events Unlimited PTO 401K with company match High-performing cultures aren't built in silos, they thrive on partnership. At DailyPay, we Commit Together to an inclusive, professional environment where multifaceted perspectives are our greatest competitive advantage. We recognize that our team members don't live "single-issue lives," and we lean into the wide-ranging backgrounds and life stages that sharpen our collective decision-making. In our high-trust environment, we empower you to Challenge Norms . We've created a space where it is safe to ask difficult questions, disrupt the status quo, and share bold perspectives without fear of professional fallout. We believe that by checking our own assumptions and staying curious about the experiences of others, we arrive at better, more innovative results. We provide the space for you to do your best work through peer advocacy and transparent career development. If you are looking for a culture that values intellectual honesty, celebrates the unique lived experiences of its people, and thrives on collective success, you'll find it here. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to . All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable. DailyPay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.
About the Role We are seeking a motivated and skilled Software Engineer to join our API Engineering team. In this role, you will design, develop, test, document, and support REST APIs that power critical business applications, partner integrations, and client-facing services. You will work closely with architects, product managers, quality engineers, and platform teams to build secure, scalable, and reliable APIs using modern software engineering practices. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys backend development, systems integration, API design, and solving complex technical challenges. Key Responsibilities API Development Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services. Build reusable components, libraries, and integration services. Ensure APIs meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security requirements. Participate in API versioning, lifecycle management, and backward compatibility planning. Troubleshoot and resolve API and integration issues across development, testing, and production environments. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing Create and maintain comprehensive API and integration documentation, including API specifications, developer guides, authentication and authorization requirements, onboarding materials, operational procedures, troubleshooting guides, and usage examples for internal and external consumers. Document system designs, technical decisions, and implementation approaches. Contribute to knowledge repositories and engineering best practices. Integration & Architecture Develop integrations between internal systems, external partners, and cloud services. Implement API solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards. Contribute to microservices and event-driven integration patterns. Support API gateway onboarding and policy implementation activities. Assist with API modernization and legacy system integration initiatives. Quality Engineering Develop unit, integration, and automated API tests. Participate in peer code reviews and design reviews. Support CI/CD adoption and deployment automation. Identify and address reliability, performance, and maintainability issues. Security & Compliance Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and related standards. Follow secure coding practices and enterprise security requirements. Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives. Ensure appropriate logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities are implemented. Collaboration Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and engineering planning activities. Collaborate with product, architecture, security, operations, and support teams. Communicate technical solutions effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering standards and processes. Required Qualifications Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Experience 3+ years of professional software development experience. 2+ years of experience developing and supporting REST APIs. Experience building backend services using Java, C#, .NET, Spring Boot, or similar technologies. Experience working with distributed applications and service integrations. Experience using Git-based source control and CI/CD platforms. Technical Skills Strong understanding of REST API principles and HTTP protocols. Experience designing and implementing RESTful services and integrations. Experience with JSON, XML, and API integration patterns. Experience with relational databases and SQL. Knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented programming. Familiarity with API security concepts and best practices including OAuth 2.0 and JWT. Experience with automated testing frameworks and API testing tools. Hands-on experience developing and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure. Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications using Docker or similar technologies. Understanding of cloud-native application development, deployment, scaling, and operational best practices. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Azure API Management (APIM). Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms such as Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Kafka, or RabbitMQ. Experience producing API and technical documentation. Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. Experience in financial services, fintech, or other regulated industries. What We Value Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Passion for building high-quality, maintainable software. Attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment. Continuous learning mindset and willingness to adopt new technologies. Customer-focused approach to designing and delivering APIs. Ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive tasks to completion. Salary Range: $90,000 - $157,500 Annual The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ. Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans. For a full overview, visit . About State Street Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law. Discover more information on jobs at Read our CEO Statement Job Application Disclosure: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
09/24/2026
Full time
About the Role We are seeking a motivated and skilled Software Engineer to join our API Engineering team. In this role, you will design, develop, test, document, and support REST APIs that power critical business applications, partner integrations, and client-facing services. You will work closely with architects, product managers, quality engineers, and platform teams to build secure, scalable, and reliable APIs using modern software engineering practices. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys backend development, systems integration, API design, and solving complex technical challenges. Key Responsibilities API Development Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services. Build reusable components, libraries, and integration services. Ensure APIs meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security requirements. Participate in API versioning, lifecycle management, and backward compatibility planning. Troubleshoot and resolve API and integration issues across development, testing, and production environments. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing Create and maintain comprehensive API and integration documentation, including API specifications, developer guides, authentication and authorization requirements, onboarding materials, operational procedures, troubleshooting guides, and usage examples for internal and external consumers. Document system designs, technical decisions, and implementation approaches. Contribute to knowledge repositories and engineering best practices. Integration & Architecture Develop integrations between internal systems, external partners, and cloud services. Implement API solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards. Contribute to microservices and event-driven integration patterns. Support API gateway onboarding and policy implementation activities. Assist with API modernization and legacy system integration initiatives. Quality Engineering Develop unit, integration, and automated API tests. Participate in peer code reviews and design reviews. Support CI/CD adoption and deployment automation. Identify and address reliability, performance, and maintainability issues. Security & Compliance Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and related standards. Follow secure coding practices and enterprise security requirements. Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives. Ensure appropriate logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities are implemented. Collaboration Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and engineering planning activities. Collaborate with product, architecture, security, operations, and support teams. Communicate technical solutions effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering standards and processes. Required Qualifications Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Experience 3+ years of professional software development experience. 2+ years of experience developing and supporting REST APIs. Experience building backend services using Java, C#, .NET, Spring Boot, or similar technologies. Experience working with distributed applications and service integrations. Experience using Git-based source control and CI/CD platforms. Technical Skills Strong understanding of REST API principles and HTTP protocols. Experience designing and implementing RESTful services and integrations. Experience with JSON, XML, and API integration patterns. Experience with relational databases and SQL. Knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented programming. Familiarity with API security concepts and best practices including OAuth 2.0 and JWT. Experience with automated testing frameworks and API testing tools. Hands-on experience developing and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure. Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications using Docker or similar technologies. Understanding of cloud-native application development, deployment, scaling, and operational best practices. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Azure API Management (APIM). Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms such as Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Kafka, or RabbitMQ. Experience producing API and technical documentation. Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. Experience in financial services, fintech, or other regulated industries. What We Value Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Passion for building high-quality, maintainable software. Attention to detail and commitment to engineering excellence. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional environment. Continuous learning mindset and willingness to adopt new technologies. Customer-focused approach to designing and delivering APIs. Ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive tasks to completion. Salary Range: $90,000 - $157,500 Annual The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ. Employees are eligible to participate in State Street's comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans. For a full overview, visit . About State Street Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you'll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law. Discover more information on jobs at Read our CEO Statement Job Application Disclosure: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You'll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You'll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities. Summary Own the target-state and transition architecture for modernized Medicaid DDI and Provider Plus capabilities. Set architecture direction and AI-enabled engineering guardrails across applications, data, integrations, cloud, security, platform delivery and operations, balancing client commitments, scalability, risk, cost and maintainability. Your role in our mission Professional CapabilitiesArchitecture governance, roadmaps, cost optimization and executive communication.Leadership across product, delivery, client and vendor stakeholders. What we're looking for 12 or more years in application architecture or product engineering.Architecture leadership for complex enterprise, SaaS or cloud-native platforms across the full SDLC.Deep experience with applications, APIs, integrations, data, security, DevSecOps, reliability and modernization.Medicaid, Medicare, MMIS/MES or highly regulated industry experience preferred. Modernized DDI Technical Skills Application architecture: React/TypeScript, .NET 10/ASP.NET Core, microservices, serverless, DDD, distributed systems and API lifecycle. Cloud and data: AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS, Glue/Spark, MSK/Kafka, EKS, PostgreSQL, canonical models and reconciliation. Platform and reliability: Terraform, containers, Git, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, SRE, high availability, disaster recovery, SLAs and SLOs. Security architecture: OIDC/OAuth, SSO, MFA, RBAC, secrets, encryption, tenant isolation, zero trust and HIPAA, PHI/PII protection, OWASP, Section 508/WCAG, secure SDLC and DevSecOps. Modernization: Multi-tenant SaaS, multi-version support, adapter/strangler patterns, functional parity and production adoption. AI-Driven Delivery Skills Define enterprise guardrails for approved AI development tools, including GitHub Copilot, Codex or comparable platforms, covering permitted use, data boundaries, review and evidence requirements. Architect AI-assisted software-delivery patterns for code generation, test generation, specification-to-code workflows, legacy analysis and modernization, without bypassing SDLC controls. Evaluate AI-generated designs and code for architecture alignment, security, quality, performance, maintainability, licensing/provenance and operational risk. Define human-in-the-loop controls, traceability, evaluation criteria, quality gates and escalation paths for AI-assisted engineering decisions. Use blended AI-driven analysis to synthesize requirements, architecture dependencies, release impacts and modernization options while validating conclusions against authoritative sources. Assess AI tool/vendor fit, integration, identity, privacy, auditability, cost and lifecycle risk; communicate recommendations to governance and executive stakeholders. What you should expect in this role The pay range for this position is $118,800.00 - $169,700.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities. We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You'll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings. Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines "wages" and "wage rates" to include "all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.
09/24/2026
Full time
Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You'll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You'll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities. Summary Own the target-state and transition architecture for modernized Medicaid DDI and Provider Plus capabilities. Set architecture direction and AI-enabled engineering guardrails across applications, data, integrations, cloud, security, platform delivery and operations, balancing client commitments, scalability, risk, cost and maintainability. Your role in our mission Professional CapabilitiesArchitecture governance, roadmaps, cost optimization and executive communication.Leadership across product, delivery, client and vendor stakeholders. What we're looking for 12 or more years in application architecture or product engineering.Architecture leadership for complex enterprise, SaaS or cloud-native platforms across the full SDLC.Deep experience with applications, APIs, integrations, data, security, DevSecOps, reliability and modernization.Medicaid, Medicare, MMIS/MES or highly regulated industry experience preferred. Modernized DDI Technical Skills Application architecture: React/TypeScript, .NET 10/ASP.NET Core, microservices, serverless, DDD, distributed systems and API lifecycle. Cloud and data: AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SQS, Glue/Spark, MSK/Kafka, EKS, PostgreSQL, canonical models and reconciliation. Platform and reliability: Terraform, containers, Git, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, SRE, high availability, disaster recovery, SLAs and SLOs. Security architecture: OIDC/OAuth, SSO, MFA, RBAC, secrets, encryption, tenant isolation, zero trust and HIPAA, PHI/PII protection, OWASP, Section 508/WCAG, secure SDLC and DevSecOps. Modernization: Multi-tenant SaaS, multi-version support, adapter/strangler patterns, functional parity and production adoption. AI-Driven Delivery Skills Define enterprise guardrails for approved AI development tools, including GitHub Copilot, Codex or comparable platforms, covering permitted use, data boundaries, review and evidence requirements. Architect AI-assisted software-delivery patterns for code generation, test generation, specification-to-code workflows, legacy analysis and modernization, without bypassing SDLC controls. Evaluate AI-generated designs and code for architecture alignment, security, quality, performance, maintainability, licensing/provenance and operational risk. Define human-in-the-loop controls, traceability, evaluation criteria, quality gates and escalation paths for AI-assisted engineering decisions. Use blended AI-driven analysis to synthesize requirements, architecture dependencies, release impacts and modernization options while validating conclusions against authoritative sources. Assess AI tool/vendor fit, integration, identity, privacy, auditability, cost and lifecycle risk; communicate recommendations to governance and executive stakeholders. What you should expect in this role The pay range for this position is $118,800.00 - $169,700.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities. We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You'll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings. Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines "wages" and "wage rates" to include "all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.
Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues. The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company's growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex's customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights. The Servicing Experiences Technology (SET) organization enhances Servicing Experiences by building smarter platforms with seamless automation and AI-driven insights- empowering Colleagues and Customers alike. Responsibilities Provide thought leadership, engineering expertise, and direction to the engineering teams; be versatile and be able to collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams and cross functional technology groups to drive continuous delivery. Drive user story analysis and elaboration, design and develop software applications, and test and build automation tools. Own all technical aspects of software development (architecture, design, and development of systems) for assigned applications. Perform hands-on software development, writing code, API specs, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews, and testing in ongoing sprints. Drive consistent development practices - tools and common components. Develop deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains. Work with technical product managers contributing to blueprints and assisting with annual planning of feature sets. Identify opportunities for adopting new technology to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges. Effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on solution design. Qualifications 8+ years of professional experience designing and building cloud-native data platforms, scalable data pipelines, and distributed data processing solutions. Strong experience designing and implementing batch and streaming data ingestion frameworks, ETL/ELT pipelines, and reusable data processing patterns using Python, PySpark, Spark, Dataproc, SQL, or equivalent distributed data processing technologies. Experience designing and developing data platforms on Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS/Azure using services such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and related cloud-native data services. Strong understanding of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platforms and customer interaction data generated across voice, chat, IVR, dialers, Agent Assist, Speech-to-Text (STT), Text-to-Speech (TTS), conversation transcripts, interaction events, and operational metrics. Experience defining canonical data models, metadata management, data quality frameworks, and reusable data products to support enterprise analytics, reporting, and downstream applications. Experience integrating CCaaS platforms and enterprise systems using REST APIs, event streaming, messaging technologies, webhooks, and batch or real-time ingestion patterns. Strong experience with Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, or similar event streaming technologies, including designing scalable and resilient data ingestion patterns. Strong proficiency in SQL, data modeling, data virtualization, semantic datasets, and working with relational and NoSQL databases supporting analytical and operational workloads. Experience enabling enterprise analytics through BigQuery, Metrics as a Service, reusable data services, and cloud-native analytical platforms. Experience implementing CI/CD practices, deployment automation, and engineering best practices using Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar DevOps technologies. Experience leading technical design discussions, mentoring engineers, conducting design and code reviews, and driving engineering best practices across multiple teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Analytics, and Business organizations to deliver scalable data platform solutions. Good to Have: Experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend services supporting enterprise data platforms or APIs. Experience with Context Management, Customer Journey Analytics, Customer Interaction Platforms, Contact Center Analytics, or Customer 360 solutions. Familiarity with Generative AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, vector databases, AI agents, or AI-powered analytics. Experience with data virtualization, enterprise semantic layers, or reusable data services supporting analytics and reporting. Experience modernizing enterprise data platforms or migrating analytical workloads to Google BigQuery and cloud-native data ecosystems. Exposure to enterprise data governance, metadata management, data lineage, cataloging, or observability platforms. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express. We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally: Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunities For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site. American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. US Job Seekers - Click to view the "Know Your Rights" poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: The below represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
09/23/2026
Full time
Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues. The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company's growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex's customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights. The Servicing Experiences Technology (SET) organization enhances Servicing Experiences by building smarter platforms with seamless automation and AI-driven insights- empowering Colleagues and Customers alike. Responsibilities Provide thought leadership, engineering expertise, and direction to the engineering teams; be versatile and be able to collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams and cross functional technology groups to drive continuous delivery. Drive user story analysis and elaboration, design and develop software applications, and test and build automation tools. Own all technical aspects of software development (architecture, design, and development of systems) for assigned applications. Perform hands-on software development, writing code, API specs, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews, and testing in ongoing sprints. Drive consistent development practices - tools and common components. Develop deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains. Work with technical product managers contributing to blueprints and assisting with annual planning of feature sets. Identify opportunities for adopting new technology to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges. Effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on solution design. Qualifications 8+ years of professional experience designing and building cloud-native data platforms, scalable data pipelines, and distributed data processing solutions. Strong experience designing and implementing batch and streaming data ingestion frameworks, ETL/ELT pipelines, and reusable data processing patterns using Python, PySpark, Spark, Dataproc, SQL, or equivalent distributed data processing technologies. Experience designing and developing data platforms on Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS/Azure using services such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and related cloud-native data services. Strong understanding of Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platforms and customer interaction data generated across voice, chat, IVR, dialers, Agent Assist, Speech-to-Text (STT), Text-to-Speech (TTS), conversation transcripts, interaction events, and operational metrics. Experience defining canonical data models, metadata management, data quality frameworks, and reusable data products to support enterprise analytics, reporting, and downstream applications. Experience integrating CCaaS platforms and enterprise systems using REST APIs, event streaming, messaging technologies, webhooks, and batch or real-time ingestion patterns. Strong experience with Apache Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, or similar event streaming technologies, including designing scalable and resilient data ingestion patterns. Strong proficiency in SQL, data modeling, data virtualization, semantic datasets, and working with relational and NoSQL databases supporting analytical and operational workloads. Experience enabling enterprise analytics through BigQuery, Metrics as a Service, reusable data services, and cloud-native analytical platforms. Experience implementing CI/CD practices, deployment automation, and engineering best practices using Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar DevOps technologies. Experience leading technical design discussions, mentoring engineers, conducting design and code reviews, and driving engineering best practices across multiple teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Analytics, and Business organizations to deliver scalable data platform solutions. Good to Have: Experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend services supporting enterprise data platforms or APIs. Experience with Context Management, Customer Journey Analytics, Customer Interaction Platforms, Contact Center Analytics, or Customer 360 solutions. Familiarity with Generative AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, vector databases, AI agents, or AI-powered analytics. Experience with data virtualization, enterprise semantic layers, or reusable data services supporting analytics and reporting. Experience modernizing enterprise data platforms or migrating analytical workloads to Google BigQuery and cloud-native data ecosystems. Exposure to enterprise data governance, metadata management, data lineage, cataloging, or observability platforms. Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express. We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally: Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunities For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site. American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions. We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually. US Job Seekers - Click to view the "Know Your Rights" poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: The below represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.