Staff Software Engineer

Posted:
11/20/2024, 8:18:18 AM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Francisco, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

About PayJoy

PayJoy is a mission-first financial service provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success.  We lend through our patented technology that turns a smartphone into digital collateral, and our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI allow us to offer the lowest cost and qualify the most customers in the industry.  As of 2024 we have brought billions of dollars in credit to 12 million customers, doubling in the last two years while remaining strongly profitable and sustainable for the long term.


This role

As the Engineering Lead for Cloud Infrastructure and Developer Productivity, you will lead the development and operations of a robust AWS and Kubernetes-based platform. This platform serves as the backbone for all backend applications at PayJoy, ensuring scalability, resilience, security and cost efficiency. You will play a key role in designing and implementing new features, optimizing workflows, and empowering developers to deliver their best work. In addition to leading the technical aspects, you will be responsible for maintaining the infrastructure for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and supporting developers with onboarding, troubleshooting, and incident management.

This role will require close collaboration with cross-functional teams, to understand their evolving needs and ensure the platform adapts accordingly. With a deep emphasis on automation, performance, and reliability, you will help create a streamlined development and deployment environment that maximizes the productivity of all technical teams.
PayJoy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.


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