CloudKitchens

Senior Software Engineer- Money Engineering

CloudKitchens$145K — $183K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proficiency in backend programming languages like Java or Go.
  • Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis).
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • 3+ years in payments, billing, or financial technology.

Responsibilities

  • Engineer and maintain core money platform capabilities with a focus on high availability, security, and scalability.
  • Ensure your team's operations and availability through effective monitoring, triage, and testing protocols.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Participate in ideation sessions to articulate technical constraints and risks.
  • Assist stakeholders in making informed decisions by weighing technical trade-offs.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple plans.
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance.
  • Optional supplemental and voluntary insurance options available.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Discretionary vacation days and paid holidays.
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Engineer and maintain our core money platform capabilities, focusing on high availability, security, and scalability.
  • You take ownership of your team's operations and availability by ensuring you have the right monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing and alerting in place to support "keep the lights on" & on-call efforts.
  • You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.


What we're looking for

We value engineers who are passionate about building resilient, trustworthy financial systems and are excited to solve complex problems in the money domain.

Basic Qualifications
  • Proficiency in backend programming languages like Java or Go.
  • Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis).
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time spent in payments, billing, or financial technology.
  • Deep understanding of the payment processing lifecycle, including authorization, capture, settlement, and reconciliation.
  • Direct experience with payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, Adyen, PayPal).
  • Demonstrated experience in architecting and operating large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems that handle financial data.
  • Knowledge of fraud detection techniques and experience building or integrating with risk management systems.


What else you need to know

This role is based in our New York office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That's why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $145,000 - $183,250 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
  • Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
  • Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
  • Pet insurance discount.
  • 401(k).
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
  • Time Off policies:
    • Discretionary vacation days
    • 8 paid holidays per year
    • Paid sick time
    • Paid Bereavement leave
    • Paid Parental Leave

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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About CloudKitchens

CloudKitchens is a technology company that provides a platform for restaurants to operate delivery-only kitchens. The company's platform allows restaurants to expand their delivery reach without the need for additional physical locations, while also providing real-time data and analytics to optimize operations. CloudKitchens was founded in 2016 by Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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