Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Varo, a fully digital, mission-driven bank, as a backend engineer focused on reliability, load, and scale. You will design and build scalable distributed solutions, evolve core banking systems, lead large-scale projects, mentor engineers, and influence technical strategy. This role requires 10+ years of software development experience leading large-scale projects, expertise in scalable distributed systems, and a deep understanding of microservices and security practices. The position offers a fast-paced environment, modern technology stacks, and the opportunity to improve the financial lives of others. The salary range is $180,000 - $200,000 annually.

Requirements

• 10+ years of industry experience in software development leading large and strategic high-impact areas in business
• Technical leadership and ownership in bringing multiple engineering functions to production
• Experience with scalable, distributed systems with a test-first approach
• Deep understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures
• Experience in strong consistency in a distributed environment, transactional databases, and caching systems
• Deep understanding of the software security practices
• Experience with testing methodologies including contract testing and testing in vendor environments

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable distributed solutions that our customers or employees can build their lives around
• Evolve our core banking platform systems to support the latest financial services
• Lead large-scale projects from ideation to creation with a customer-first mindset
• Mentor engineers and help build a tech culture that makes magical products
• Influence the technical strategy with a drive to improve products, infrastructure, processes, or organizations
• Work cross-functionally with various engineering, product, and operations teams

Benefits

$180,000 - $200,000 a year