Staff Product Engineer

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2 Locations
Remote
180K-215K Annually
Senior level
Security • Database • Cybersecurity
The Role
Build and scale client-facing payment tokenization primitives on the VGS platform. Ship iterative, scalable features, set engineering standards, contribute architecture and roadmap, and work directly with customers, vendors, and partners to solve payment tokenization and credential orchestration problems.
Summary Generated by Built In

VGS is the world's leader in payment tokenization.  Large banks, aspiring fintechs, and growing merchants embed our universal token vault into their technology stack to manage the complexities of payment data tokenization across processors and networks, open banking, card issuance, omnichannel loyalty, PCI compliance, payment orchestration, and more. We empower our clients and partners by tokenizing sensitive payment data, limiting compliance scope, and consolidating payments to unlock revenue and business opportunities. 

VGS provides processor-agnostic tokenization solutions via secure universal token vaults, iframes, mobile SDKs, tokenization proxies, APIs, and data orchestration tooling to support payment acceptance, card issuance, PII and bank account tokenization, and other payments value-added services. Some of the use cases we enable include multi-processor Network Tokenization, Account Updater, payment orchestration, secure settlement file processing, 3DS, and Risk provider connectivity.

VGS is, at its core, a technology company on a mission to build one of the best product engineering teams in fintech. We're looking for a Product Engineer to help extend and evolve the VGS Platform - the foundation that powers payment credential orchestration for the world's largest merchants and financial institutions. This role blends product intuition with deep technical craft. You'll build fault-tolerant, client-facing financial primitives that span our entire customer base, and you'll do it fast, cleanly, and with ownership.

What you will be doing at VGS (Responsibilities)...

  • Building and scaling extensions on top of our core platform which is already used by the world’s largest enterprises across the merchant, acquirer, and card issuer spaces.

  • Shipping features iteratively, in a way that optimizes both for the MVP, and can be scaled into a full-fledged customer offering

  • Setting engineering standards, shaping the team culture, and contributing to our roadmap.

  • Working directly with customers, vendors, and partners to understand and figure out how we can solve their business problems with creative software solutions that are reusable across our customer base.

  • Contributing to architecture decisions and shaping our product direction in payment tokenization, network token management, and credential orchestration.

What we are looking for from you (Requirements)...

  • Has strong product instincts and thinks holistically about UX, API design, and system correctness.

  • Has experience shipping high-quality software in a fast-paced, product-led environment.

  • Is optimistic enough to fInd a way to solve problems and ship features - even if others think it can’t be done.

  • Loves working in an agentic engineering environment, and understands both the benefits and the risks of the technologies.

  • Doesn’t shy away from working with customers and vendors directly to solve problems, but rather revels in the opportunity to own something end to end.

  • Has an intuition for payments, tokenization, and credential management systems, or a strong desire and ability to learn quickly.

  • Cares about craft, values deep technical knowledge, and delivers great product experiences.

  • Thrives working independently and in small, high-ownership teams.

What you get from us...
 
  • Ownership of product-critical surfaces at the world's leading payment tokenization platform
  • High autonomy and a culture that rewards initiative and intuition
  • Direct impact on a product used by Fortune 500 companies and the world's fastest-growing fintechs
  • Flexible work hours and flexible PTO
  • Competitive health benefits
  • VGS stock options
  • 401k plan, with employer matching 4% and immediate vesting (available only for US employees)
  • Life & disability insurance
  • Pre-tax flexible spending accounts, dependent and healthcare FSA (available only for US employees)
  • Global parental leave program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Home Internet reimbursement
  • New hire home office set-up allowance
  • Professional learning reimbursement
 
At VGS, we have a remote-first philosophy because we believe flexibility leads to great work and a healthy work-life balance. That said, if you live within 30 miles of one of our office locations, you’ll be on a hybrid schedule with some in-person time—because we know there’s real value in coming together.
 
We’re not about being in the office every day—but we are about connection, collaboration, and the energy that comes from a great brainstorm, a team lunch, or celebrating a big win in person.
 
We consider applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or other protected classes under all local, state, and federal laws and ordinances (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled).
 
Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
 
 
 
Please note we are currently only hiring in the following states...
 
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Ontario (Canada), Alberta (Canada), or British Columbia (Canada).
 

Skills Required

  • Strong product instincts and holistic thinking about UX, API design, and system correctness
  • Experience shipping high-quality software in a fast-paced, product-led environment
  • Ability to solve hard problems and ship features under constraints
  • Comfort working in an agentic engineering environment and setting engineering standards
  • Willingness to work directly with customers, vendors, and partners to own end-to-end solutions
  • Intuition for payments, tokenization, and credential management systems, or ability to learn quickly
  • Deep technical craftsmanship and desire to deliver great product experiences
  • Ability to thrive independently and in small, high-ownership teams
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
223 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Providing essential security and compliance infrastructure, Very Good Security (VGS) enables startups and enterprises to focus on their core business instead of compliance and regulatory overhead. With one single integration, VGS customers unlock the value of sensitive data without the cost and liability of securing it themselves, while also accelerating compliances like PCI, SOC 2 and more.

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