Mercury · 2 days ago
Senior Software Engineer - Virality
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$167K/yr - $208K/yr
3+ years expMercury is a financial technology company focused on creating exceptional banking experiences for startups. The Senior Software Engineer on the Virality team will be responsible for building interconnected product experiences that drive organic growth through customer engagement and network effects.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Building products for high-value, well-connected nodes Creating tools for accounting firms, VCs, and incorporators that help them manage and onboard multiple client accounts, e.g. multi-entity dashboards, partner and advisor portals, and lightweight onboarding flows for new standalone products
Creating viral payment experiences Make Mercury-to-Mercury payments instant, secure, and identity-aware so that sending money feels seamless and personal. You’ll help design and build systems that make getting paid by an existing Mercury customer a natural front door to Mercury
Building referral and partnership growth loops Develop systems that make it effortless for customers and established partners to invite others. Referral links drive a substantial number of Mercury’s monthly signups, and Virality accelerates this behavior to drive compounding, network-driven adoption
Design scalable systems and data models for interconnected account relationships
Build event-driven systems that tie payments, referrals, and onboarding into a cohesive ecosystem
Partner with design, product, and data science to prototype and A/B test new virality mechanisms
Make architectural decisions that balance experimentation speed with long-term scalability
Mentor other engineers and help define best practices for growth-oriented development
Qualification
Required
3-7+ years of demonstrated full-stack experience working at the senior level or higher with a strong sense of ownership, and has demonstrated experience independently driving projects from inception to completion
Full-stack experience, including proficiency in SQL and Haskell, and experience in or an interest in learning Typescript and React
Communicates and collaborates effectively with peers and cross-functional counterparts
Benefits
Equity (stock options)
Benefits
Company
Mercury
Mercury provides online banking solutions for startups and technology-focused businesses.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$452.21MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalCoatueCRV
2025-12-25Series C
2025-03-26Series C· $300M
2025-03-26Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Immad Akhund
CEO & Founder
Jason Zhang
COO, Co-Founder
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