Fintech - Lead Software Engineer (Hybrid)
Rosie's People · New York, NY
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Jul 7, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on senior engineering role at a cross-border payments fintech operating between the US and Nigeria. The position involves leading platform development across payments, identity, and financial infrastructure — including building and scaling ledger and payment systems — while working directly with founders and senior leadership. It suits an experienced engineer with a fintech or regulated-finance background who is comfortable both writing code and guiding engineering direction in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
Senior level · 5+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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The posting is deliberately technology-stack agnostic — no specific languages, frameworks, databases, or cloud platforms are named anywhere. The only concrete technical requirements are domain-specific: payments systems and ledger systems experience.
The role sits on the boundary between a hands-on senior IC and an engineering manager: it explicitly includes hiring, mentoring, and leading engineers, but also emphasises direct coding and technical delivery. 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) is a genuine runner-up; 15-1252 was chosen because the JD emphasises hands-on building and execution over people-management as the primary day-to-day activity.
The title 'Lead Engineer' is treated as equivalent to 'Senior' for advertised seniority — the posting does not use Staff or Principal framing, and the 5+ years requirement and startup-scale scope are consistent with Senior.
Compensation is described only as 'competitive' with no figures provided; candidates are asked to supply their own salary expectations.
Authentication, identity platforms, and security appear under 'highly desirable' / aspirational framing in the ideal candidate profile, so they are marked as preferred.
The role requires physical presence in New York on a hybrid basis; fully remote work is not available.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): fintech / regulated financial services, system architecture.
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