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Staff Software Engineer, Generalist

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San Francisco, CA, USA
200K-280K Annually
Senior level
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San Francisco, CA, USA
200K-280K Annually
Senior level
Staff Software Engineer role to design and build scalable, production-ready backend systems handling high throughput data. Move fast, iterate on large software projects, launch products, and participate in recruiting. Work across frontend and backend tech and influence platform and infrastructure decisions.
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About Dots

Dots is building global payments infrastructure for the future of work. We move $1.5bn a year to more than 1 million payees.

About you

You're willing to take risks, iterate and make your own path. You're excited by our vision to revolutionize money movement , eager to contribute to it, and energized by our ambiguity. You set a high bar and aren't easily impressed by work that's just good enough. You thrive when surrounded by brilliant people who challenge your thinking – and you're looking for a team that pushes you to level up. You want to have a say in every decision made at Dots and drive the change you want to see.

What you'll bring
  • You have 7+ of experience designing and building scalable production ready systems

  • You are able to move fast and build systems that may be scrappy

  • You have worked with large amounts of data and designing scalable backend systems for high throughput

  • You have a track record of launching and iterating on apps or large software projects

  • You have recruiting experience (sourcing, interviewing, offering, etc)

Bonus points if you have
  • Worked in FinTech or Finance

  • Infrastructure experience with AWS, K8s

  • Worked with Python and React at scale

Tech Stack
  • Frontend in React

  • Backend in Python

  • AWS, ECS

  • GitHub, Linear, Slack, Notion

What we provide
  • Private medical insurance, including dental and vision

  • Unlimited vacation policy

  • Regular team off-sites

  • 401k plan

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