Parafin

Staff Software Engineer, Merchant Platform

Parafin
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3 months ago

Base Salary

$285k - $330k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable systems supporting merchant-facing products and services.
  • Develop features that enhance the merchant experience and drive engagement.
  • Collaborate with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders to deliver seamless product integrations.
  • Own the core platform and identify, prioritize, and execute infrastructure opportunities that accelerate product development and maintain reliability.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience building and operating production backend or platform systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field.
  • Experience building and operating asynchronous systems or data pipelines in production environments.
  • Strong engineering fundamentals and a commitment to high-quality software.
  • Ability to own and drive product and platform initiatives from scratch.
  • Ability to identify commonalities across problem statements and design appropriate abstractions.
  • Comfort working on a small team and helping establish foundational systems.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $285k–$330k+
  • Equity grant
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Work-from-home flexibility
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Commuter benefits
  • Free lunches
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Employee assistance program
  • Role based in San Francisco

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About Parafin

51-200 employees

Parafin builds embedded financial infrastructure for marketplaces, vertical SaaS, and payment platforms to offer small-business sellers capital, spend management, and savings tools via a single integration. It underwrites, funds, services, and manages compliance on behalf of its partners, effectively providing white-label financing programs. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, Parafin is privately held, Series C–stage, and counts DoorDash, Amazon, Worldpay, and Mindbody among its distribution partners.

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