Senior Software Engineer, Treasury

Lithic is the modern card issuing and processing platform empowering ambitious financial companies to build the future of payments.

Our infrastructure powers card programs for 100+ innovative clients, from fintechs reimagining credit and digital banking to platforms transforming disbursements and spend management. Companies like Mercury, Flex, and Novo rely on Lithic's developer-friendly APIs, direct network connections, and flawless reconciliation to launch and scale card programs in weeks, not years.

We're building a future where access to better financial products materially improves people's lives, free from the constraints of 30-year-old mainframes and legacy processors. We're proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Spark Capital, Stripes, and Mastercard, along with many others.

We're a team of 160+ across 26 states and 7 countries, headquartered in New York City.

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer for our Treasury team to lead Lithic’s next phase of growth. The Treasury team maintains and builds the backend services that manage the flow of funds between Lithic and third parties. This includes our ledger, ACH and wire infrastructure, and associated reconciliation. The systems we maintain have high standards of reliability and correctness. You will become an expert in the card payments space. The Treasury team primarily uses Python for their tech stack.

What You'll Do

• Ensure high reliability and correctness for Lithic’s ledger and orchestrated funds flows
• Develop new features to better serve Lithic customers
• Ensure that the team is delivering reliable, secure, and scalable code with minimal tech debt
• Own initiatives from planning to launch, keeping stakeholders informed and aligned along the way
• Lead efforts to improve systems and processes within the team
• Participate in the team on-call rotation

What You Bring

Thrive at turning requirements into working software swiftly

Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment

Experience shipping in production environment and leading projects

Strong distributed system instincts and design skills

Experience in or desire to learn Python

Ability to lead cross-functional projects and step in as a strong individual contributor

Growth mindset and continuous desire to learn and improve

An interest in fintech and the payments space is preferred

The annual Canadian salary range for this role is CA$158,000 - CA$290,000 plus equity. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Lithic and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

This is a remote position. However, candidates must be located in the United States, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance.

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Benefits for Full-Time US Employees

Unlimited PTO

• 12-weeks fully paid parental leave
• 4-Week Fully Paid Sabbatical (earned at your 5-year anniversary)
• Work From Anywhere: work from anywhere in the world 4-weeks each year
• 3% cashback on card purchases with your complimentary Privacy.com employee account
• Health, vision, and dental insurance; HSA Contribution Match
• 401(k) match

Voluntary Life Insurance and STD/LTD

NYC-based employees work from our SoHo office three days a week. Tuesdays and Thursdays are our core days, and you'll choose a third day that works for your schedule and team needs.

In-office employees receive

• Commuter benefit
• Catered lunch every Tuesday and Thursday