# Staff Software Engineer, Merchant Platform

**Company:** [Parafin](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/parafin)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $285k – $330k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Backend Systems, Platform Engineering, Scalable Systems Design, Asynchronous Systems, Data Pipelines, Production Systems, Infrastructure, Cross-Functional Collaboration
**Posted:** 2026-06-11

> Build and own the merchant platform's money movement infrastructure and product-agnostic tools that power Parafin's financial offerings. Requires 6+ years building production backend/platform systems and a CS degree.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable systems that support merchant-facing products and services
- Develop features that enhance the merchant experience and drive engagement
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless product integrations
- Own core platform and identify, prioritize, and execute on infrastructure opportunities to accelerate product development and maintain high reliability

## Requirements
- 6+ years of experience building and operating production backend or platform systems
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science (or related field)
- Strong technical fundamentals and ability to navigate ambiguity
- Experience building and operating asynchronous systems or data pipelines in production environments
- Comfortable owning and driving development of both product and platform initiatives from scratch
- Ability to identify commonalities between different problem statements and design appropriate abstractions

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience working on a small team and helping set company foundations

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