Staff Software Engineer, Payments

About GoodLeap:

GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. Over 1 million homeowners have benefited from our simple, fast, and frictionless technology that makes the adoption of these products more affordable, accessible, and easier to understand. Thousands of professionals deploying home efficiency and solar solutions rely on GoodLeap’s proprietary, AI-powered applications and developer tools to drive more transparent customer communication, deeper business intelligence, and streamlined payment and operations. Our platform has led to more than $27 billion in financing for sustainable solutions since 2018.

GoodLeap is also proud to support our award-winning nonprofit, GivePower, which is building and deploying life-saving water and clean electricity systems, changing the lives of more than 1.6 million people across Africa, Asia, and South America.

Position Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Staff Engineer with deep expertise in the payments industry and a proven track record of integrating with Stripe. In this role, you will drive the architectural vision for our payments platform, ensuring we build scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems. You’ll partner with leadership, product, and engineering teams to shape the technical roadmap, mentor engineers, and solve complex problems that scale our payment systems to support rapid growth.

As a Staff Engineer, you will set technical direction, lead critical initiatives, and be a key decision-maker on payment strategies, ensuring our platform stays at the forefront of innovation and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of large-scale, mission-critical payments infrastructure that integrates Stripe and other payment providers.
• Architect highly scalable, resilient, and secure payment systems that can handle millions of transactions.
• Provide technical leadership across teams, guiding decisions on architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Drive cross-functional projects to enhance the reliability and performance of our payments platform.
• Ensure compliance with payment industry regulations, including PCI-DSS and other relevant standards.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of growth, learning, and technical excellence.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies and tools to continuously improve our payment systems and development processes.
• Contribute to key architectural decisions, including the design of microservices and the adoption of new payment processing technologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in building payments systems at scale.
• Experience working with Stripe's API and other payment processing platforms.
• Expertise in Node and TypeScript
• Experience in frontend programming languages & libraries such as JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, Tailwinds, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of payment processing lifecycles, gateways, and transaction flows.
• Strong expertise in designing systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with a focus on performance, security, and monitoring.
• Deep knowledge of PCI-DSS compliance and payment security standards.
• Expertise in distributed systems architecture, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Ability to influence technical direction and work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and executive teams.
• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to mentor and lead engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Bonus Points

• Experience with subscription-based payment models.
• Experience in FinTech or other highly regulated industries.
• Strong track record of managing complex technical debt and driving long-term architectural improvements.

Why Join Us?

• Work on impactful projects that enable sustainability and energy solutions.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity for professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive, and fast-paced environment.
• Work with a passionate, forward-thinking team dedicated to making a difference.

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job Descriptions:

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other managers related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and other skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

If you are an extraordinary professional who thrives in a collaborative work culture and values a rewarding career, then we want to work with you! Apply today!