Sr. Systems Manager – BaaS Platform

About the Opportunity

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop APIs and microservices that support BaaS onboarding and partner integration
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver robust solutions
• Support engineering excellence through code reviews, mentoring, and best practices in CI/CD, testing, and observability
• Ensure compliance with SLA standards and contribute to monitoring and alerting systems
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis to improve system reliability
• Draft architectural and design documentation to support design options analysis and decision-making
• Evaluate emerging technologies for applicability, feasibility, and adoption paths
• Refactor and extend the existing codebase to fix defects and add features/functionality
• Build durable, flexible systems that favor configurability over customization

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 1 year in a technical leadership role
• Strong portfolio of work developing secure, standards-compliant code across multiple platforms
• Proficiency in C#, .NET, and SQL
• Hands-on experience with Azure native services (APIM, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Key Vault), container technologies, and caching frameworks
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and OpenAPI specifications
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture (Service Bus, Event Hubs) and microservice-based patterns
• Hands-on experience implementing observability dashboards and platforms (e.g., Datadog, Grafana)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment delivering iterative, mission-critical, customer-facing applications
• Deep knowledge of Git, DevOps, Agile Scrum, and security best practices in financial services
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as PCI DSS and SOC 2
• Ability to work on-site in Pasadena, CA
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in fintech or embedded finance platforms
• Familiarity with partner onboarding workflows and SLA management
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications

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