Software Engineer - Payments Systems

You will work with a team of talented, passionate and highly collaborative engineers.

Working together, we have built a platform that serves institutional clients and is at the forefront of technological innovation.

Our engineers take pride in not just the value we provide our customers but the quality of our work.

You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, and make a meaningful impact on the financial industry.

We value creativity, innovation, strong work ethics, and we are committed to providing our team members with the support and resources they need to succeed.

Java Spring Boot, Kafka, gRPC/REST, Kubernetes and Cloud (AWS or Azure).

• Master Java and Spring Boot, and comfortably make tweaks in TypeScript/React, Go, and Python.
• A proven track record of driving technical decisions and owning complex, large-scale engineering problems end-to-end.
• Hands-on experience building scalable architectures utilizing Kafka and Kubernetes for robust, resilient integrations.
• Solid understanding of global payment ecosystems, external banking APIs, and streamlining complex operational workflows.
• Strong command of software design patterns, distributed systems, clean code principles, and automated testing strategies.
• Ability to actively manage technical debt, negotiate requirements, and ship reliable solutions without demanding perfection.
• Actively advocate for better tooling, overhaul inefficient processes, and push our engineering practices forward.
• A highly collaborative mindset with a preference for collectively solving intricate architectural challenges.

"Don't meet every single requirement?

Apply anyway!

We are looking for strong engineers with a growth mindset, not perfect resumes.

If this role excites you, we want to hear from you."

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, pension, gender-neutral parental leave, and full medical and dental insurance.

Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person.

As such, we require employees to be in the office a minimum of three days per week.

Our top priority is our people.

We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration.

We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other’s successes.

We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences.

We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.