Emergent Software ยท 1 month ago
Senior Software Architect (C# and .NET) - Financial Transactions Specialization
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelEmergent Software is a fast-growing software development and cloud consulting company seeking a Senior Software Architect with expertise in financial transaction systems. The role involves architecting and building a credit card processing platform with a focus on performance, security, and compliance, while also providing technical leadership and mentorship to the team.
ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Architect and design a credit card processing system with a focus on:
High throughput and low latency transaction processing
Security and compliance (PCI DSS, encryption, tokenization)
Fault tolerance and high availability
Horizontal scalability and load balancing
Data integrity and accuracy
Lead technical requirements gathering, infrastructure design, and technology selection for financial transaction systems
Collaborate with clients to define secure payment workflows and integration strategies
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across multiple projects
Establish and enforce best practices for secure coding and transaction handling
Work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively
Participate in all aspects of the agile software development life cycle
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in designing and implementing high-performance, secure, and scalable financial transaction systems
Ability to architect and build a credit card processing platform from the ground up
Advanced knowledge of C#
Advanced knowledge of .NET
Advanced knowledge of Azure infrastructure
Advanced knowledge of payment processing standards
Experience in architecting distributed systems that meet stringent compliance and reliability requirements
Exceptional technical communication skills for explaining complex financial system architectures to technical and non-technical audiences
Deep knowledge of distributed system architecture and security best practices for financial applications
Advanced experience with .NET back end
Advanced experience with Azure cloud-native services (App Services, Functions, Storage, Key Vault)
Advanced experience with Data Access (Entity Framework, T-SQL)
Advanced experience with Azure SQL
Advanced experience with Identity and Access Management (Okta, Auth0, Azure B2C)
Strong understanding of payment processing standards (PCI DSS)
Strong understanding of encryption and tokenization techniques
Strong understanding of fraud detection and prevention strategies
Ability to design for 99.99% uptime, disaster recovery, and transaction reconciliation
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and secure deployment practices
Knowledge of ISO 8583, EMV, or similar transaction protocols
Knowledge of payment certification processes
Preferred
Experience with payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, Adyen, Authorize.Net)
Familiarity with real-time monitoring and alerting systems
Previous consulting experience in financial services or fintech
Experience with machine learning for fraud detection
Benefits
Medical Insurance: up to 84% of your monthly medical premium (HSA options available)
HSA Contribution: up to $200/month
Dental & Vision Insurance: up to 50% of your monthly dental and vision premium costs
401(k) plan: company match up to 4% of salary
Profit sharing bonus: up to 15% of salary paid quarterly
Extra compensation: get paid extra for work over 40 hours/week
Employee referral & customer referral bonuses
Flex Spending Account (FSA) for Dependent Care & Healthcare Costs
Short Term Disability: $500/week for 12 weeks
Long Term Disability: up to $6,000/month
Group term life and AD&D insurance: $50k
PTO, standard holidays, 2 floating holidays
Paid parental leave: up to 6 weeks for birthing parents; 2 weeks for non-birthing parents
Staff development program: 100 hours/year plus training costs
Company
Emergent Software
Your Full Stack Technology Partner
Founded in 2015
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jamie Anderson
CEO
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