Bay Area, CA, US Hybrid Employment $263,600—$395,400 USD

Careers | What do you want to build? is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Cash App Banking

About the Role

Lead the development of core banking infrastructure to support a growing customer base, working across distributed systems, compliance frameworks, and financial integrations.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement secure, high-availability banking services
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define financial product requirements
  • Own end-to-end development of critical backend systems
  • Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and system observability
  • Work closely with compliance and risk teams to meet regulatory standards
  • Optimize system performance and reduce operational latency
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to technical strategy
  • Design APIs for internal and external financial integrations
  • Evaluate and adopt technologies that improve system resilience
  • Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis for production issues
  • Ensure data integrity and consistency across financial transactions
  • Participate in system capacity planning and scalability reviews
  • Support audit processes and financial reporting requirements
  • Integrate with third-party banking and payment networks
  • Develop monitoring tools to detect anomalies in transaction flows
  • Improve deployment reliability through automation and CI/CD pipelines
  • Define and enforce security protocols for sensitive financial data
  • Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity planning
  • Evaluate trade-offs between speed, reliability, and regulatory compliance
  • Translate business needs into technical specifications

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package commensurate with experience

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility based on team and project needs

Team

Part of a high-impact engineering team focused on financial product innovation and system scalability

Our Impact

  • We build financial tools that empower individuals to take control of their money, breaking down barriers to access and inclusion.
  • Our systems handle billions of dollars in transactions annually, requiring precision, trust, and continuous innovation.
  • We focus on creating simple, transparent experiences in a complex regulatory landscape.

Engineering Culture

  • We value ownership, technical excellence, and collaboration across disciplines.
  • Engineers are expected to lead initiatives, challenge assumptions, and drive improvements.
  • We balance rapid iteration with long-term system health and compliance needs.

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Job Details
Department Cash App Banking
Category other
Posted 3 days ago