Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform

Lithic

Contract type

Ongoing

Work mode

100% remote

Experience

Mid-level · 4+ years

Job description

Write reliable, secure, and scalable code for Lithic's product platform with minimal tech debt
Improve the reliability of systems in the team's scope and participate in the team on-call rotation
Own projects from planning to launch, spanning areas like API key management, reliability, audit logging, or search, keeping stakeholders informed and aligned
Lead efforts to improve systems and processes within the team
Company mission
Lithic is the modern card issuing and processing platform empowering ambitious financial companies to build the future of payments, building a future where access to better financial products materially improves people's lives

Core technologies

Python (Programming Language)Java

4+ years building production backend systems, ideally including public-facing APIs at scale
Experience in or desire to learn Rust; ability to understand systems written in other programming languages (Python, Java)
Interest and experience in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity
Ability to navigate ambiguity, align diverse perspectives, and drive toward practical solutions
Experience with API design fundamentals and product thinking: versioning, backward compatibility, schema-driven development, and weighing tradeoffs from the customer's perspective
Comfort with designing systems from scratch and owning the product development process end-to-end
Strong written communication skills and experience working in a remote, async-first team spread across time zones
Annual US salary range: $160,000 to $200,000 plus equity
Remote position; candidates must be located in the United States, Canada (Ontario or British Columbia), Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic
No visa sponsorship or assistance offered
Python, Java, Rust
Python (Programming Language)
Java