Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Assets

Early Warning Services

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CAChicago, ILScottsdale, AZNew York, NY
Salary: $175,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 61 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $222k

This role $198k

$164k most similar roles pay here $282k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $189,344–$254,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $222k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

Early Warning Services currently has 64 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $143,500–$183,000 across 60 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Assets

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Sr. Staff Engineer - Digital Assets leads technical strategy and architecture for complex cross-border and digital asset payment capabilities. This role involves driving consistency, quality, and long-term health across multiple engineering teams while solving large open-ended problems in distributed, regulated payment platforms. The individual will own architectural designs for money movement and settlement systems, mentor engineers, and resolve technical conflicts between teams. Key responsibilities include developing prototypes, implementing tests for scalability, and improving engineering standards. Required skills include experience with Java/Spring, Maven/Gradle, Docker, and front-end frameworks like Angular or React. The role requires expertise in microservices, cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ. The work focuses on the technical challenges of digital asset settlement and secure, compliant global payment solutions within a regulated financial environment.

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Skills

Java Spring Docker Kubernetes Python JavaScript Angular React Kafka RabbitMQ Google Cloud Platform AWS Azure Maven Gradle CI/CD Agile Scrum LEAN AppDynamics

What you'll do

Lead technical strategy and architecture for cross-border payment systems and digital asset settlement platforms.
Resolve complex scalability challenges across distributed, regulated payment networks.
Define architectural designs, technical patterns, and coding standards for multiple engineering teams.
Mentor engineers and guide teams in building secure, resilient, and compliant global payment solutions.
Review and validate the quality of code output from various engineering teams.
Mediate and resolve technical conflicts between different product and engineering groups.
Collaborate with product managers to conceptualize new features and define long-term system health.
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes while ensuring data security and risk management.

What we're looking for

Candidates must possess eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.
A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field is typically required.
Twelve or more years of relevant experience are required.
Nine or more years of experience in distributed systems, SaaS, cloud solutions, and microservices are required.
Eight or more years of work experience with Java/Spring and proficiency in Maven/Gradle are required.
Two or more years of experience developing front-end solutions with modern frameworks like Angular or React is required.
Experience designing large-scale payment platforms, digital asset systems, and event-driven architectures is required.
Advanced degrees (MS or PhD) and experience with specific languages or protocols are preferred.

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