This role pays less than
72%
of similar roles. Most pay
$171,087–$238,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$175k
versus about
$205k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Java/Spring/AWS
The Sr. Staff Software Engineer joins a technical team to drive the development, testing, and deployment of complex solutions within the payments industry. This role involves shaping engineering approaches, owning technical strategies for broad requirements, and establishing department-wide design patterns and code standards. The engineer will collaborate with product managers and designers to build new features while ensuring system health and performance. Key responsibilities include mentoring other engineers, resolving technical conflicts across teams, and improving engineering tools and processes. The role requires expertise in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Maven, and Gradle, alongside experience with AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure. Technical requirements include building distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ. The work focuses on delivering business-critical payment systems while ensuring high standards for security, scalability, and reliability in a fintech environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 802 postings across 64 companies.