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Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies · 14 hours ago

Software Engineering Lead (Payments)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies is building an adaptable ecommerce infrastructure, and they are seeking a Payments Software Engineering Lead to establish their payments/checkout platform. This role involves hands-on technical leadership, guiding a small team to deliver high-impact features while ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance of the platform.

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Responsibilities

Own your domain : lead the design and development of key features such as checkout flows, payment processing, subscriptions, or merchant dashboards
Set technical direction : define architecture and implementation strategies that ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance
Drive delivery : partner with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical plans, estimate work, and deliver consistently against roadmaps
Ensure quality & reliability : establish coding standards, testing practices, and observability for your team’s services; contribute to on-call in rotation
Collaborate cross-functionally : participate in technical discussions that impact the broader platform, and incorporate feedback from customer success and support
Build for the future : identify and resolve technical debt, improve system performance, and contribute to hiring as Phoenix grows

Qualification

Ecommerce systemsPayment processingModern web technologiesDistributed systemsCloud-native technologiesTypeScriptContainer orchestrationDatabase designAPI developmentAgile methodologiesMentoring engineersStartup mindsetCommunication skills

Required

Strong Knowledge of ecommerce systems, payment processing, or merchant-facing applications
Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate across distributed engineering, product, and design teams
8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years leading teams or technical projects
Strong proficiency in modern web technologies and frameworks (Typescript, React, Node.js, NestJS)
Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native technologies (AWS or GCP)
Proficiency in TypeScript and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
Solid understanding of database design, API development, and system integration patterns
Proven ability to debug and resolve complex distributed system and performance issues
Familiarity with agile development methodologies and best practices (CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews)
Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to hiring processes
Startup mindset: proven ability to thrive in high-growth, fast-paced environments

Company

Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies

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Phoenix is the full-stack OS of performance commerce — empowering merchants with unparalleled freedom, reliability, and ease of use.
dateFounded in 2024
location
Weston, Florida, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.phoenixtechnologies.io/

H1B Sponsorship

Phoenix Ecommerce Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2020 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$5M
2025-10-16Series Unknown· $5M
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