Software Engineer - job 1 of 2

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: $120k - $200k
Experience: 6+ YoE

This is a full-time hybrid role based in Santa Monica, CA, requiring 2-3 days per week in the office, collaborating closely with a passionate and talented team.

Apply to This Position If You:

• Have a passion for building reliable, scalable payment systems that solve real-world challenges.
• Enjoy collaborating with product and finance teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Thrive in fast-paced environments where your work directly impacts the product.
• Take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Want to contribute to a team that empowers creators and drives innovation in mobile live-streaming.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about creating innovative systems that ensure fair compensation for creators.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and adept at troubleshooting and debugging.
• Excited to take ownership of mission-critical features.
• A quick learner who adapts well to evolving priorities and technologies.

What You Will Do:

As a Payments Systems Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the payment and billing systems that power a mobile live-streaming platform. This includes managing core logic for billing, payout calculations, and the related user interface components. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth and reliable payment flows for creators and users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain billing and payout logic for the mobile platform.
• Build and optimize user-facing payment UI systems using React and TypeScript.
• Integrate and manage payment systems with Stripe and App Store in-app payments.
• Identify and address payment failure modes to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Collaborate with product, finance, and backend teams to streamline payouts and billing.
• Troubleshoot, test, and iterate on features in a dynamic, evolving environment.

What We Are Looking For:

• Proficiency in React and TypeScript for front-end development.
• Hands-on experience with Stripe and App Store in-app payment integrations.
• Strong knowledge of payment failure modes and effective mitigation strategies.
• Familiarity with corporate finance basics and payout systems (preferred).
• Proven experience in building, scaling, and maintaining payment or billing platforms.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Collaborative mindset with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

🧠 The Role at a Glance

• Build core product features with high visibility and impact.
• Tackle complex problems end-to-end — from UI experiences to backend logic.
• Collaborate with leadership on product direction and technical architecture.
• Help shape engineering culture and processes from the ground up.
• Work independently on challenging technical problems with agility.