Senior Payments Infrastructure Engineer

1 month ago


San Francisco, California, United States Owl Ventures Full time
About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Payments Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in San Francisco. This is a high-impact role that will play a critical part in ensuring seamless financial transactions, subscription lifecycles, and payment flows for our global user base.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining backend services that handle payments and subscriptions for millions of users, ensuring they are scalable and reliable. They will also contribute to Quizlet's payments strategy by identifying and implementing improvements to support system scalability and efficiency.

This role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UX/UI designers, and frontend engineers, to ensure smooth integration and performance in all payment flows. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of building and scaling APIs, with some experience in the payments or subscription space being a plus.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services that handle payments and subscriptions for millions of users, ensuring they are scalable and reliable
  • Contribute to Quizlet's payments strategy by identifying and implementing improvements to support system scalability and efficiency
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and performance in all payment flows
  • Develop user-facing components and UI features that provide seamless payment and subscription experiences using modern front-end technologies such as React
What You'll Need
  • 5+ years of experience in backend development with a focus on building reliable and scalable distributed systems
  • Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (e.g., React, NextJS) and the ability to contribute to building and maintaining user-facing components
  • Experience with modern backend frameworks (e.g., Go, Node.js, Python) and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Strong understanding of building and scaling APIs, with some experience in the payments or subscription space being a plus
Salary and Benefits

Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $160,000 - $185,000, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options. Additionally, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including 20 vacation days, competitive health insurance, and access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth.

About Us

At Quizlet, we're committed to making learning accessible and fun for everyone. Our team is passionate about creating innovative tools and platforms that help students succeed. If you're excited about the opportunity to work with a talented team and make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.



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