Staff Software Engineer
Description For Staff Software Engineer
Veracross, a leading provider of SaaS-based School Information Systems serving 3200+ schools across 60 countries, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Payments team. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, focusing on their online payments platform, VC Pay, and integrations with other financial products. The position requires expertise in payment processing systems and will involve mentoring team members while contributing to the development of features using Ruby on Rails, SQL, and JavaScript.
The role is part of Veracross's FinTech offering, working alongside Accounting and Student Billing products to create an integrated solution for K-12 schools. The successful candidate will lead technical architecture discussions, make key technical decisions, and ensure the scalability and security of payment-related systems. With a remote-friendly culture, the position offers flexibility in location while maintaining high standards for technical excellence and collaboration.
The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $140,000 to $170,000 annually, with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision coverage, and a 401(k) plan. The position offers generous time off, including 3 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, and 56 hours of sick leave. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer passionate about educational technology and financial systems to make a significant impact in a growing, values-led organization.
Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer
- Develop, improve, and maintain features using Ruby on Rails, SQL, and JavaScript
- Own technical architecture discussions and lead technical decisions for payments product area
- Provide technical mentorship for team members
- Partner and collaborate with other technical leaders across teams
- Build new features within flagship product, Axiom
- Enable other internal product areas to leverage payments platform
- Expand internal tools to automate and improve workflows
- Write and improve documentation for FinTech systems and tools
- Integrate Veracross with third-party systems
Requirements For Staff Software Engineer
- Experience integrating payment providers such as Stripe, BlueSnap, Braintree
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent technical organization and planning skills
- Understanding of security and privacy requirements of payment systems
- 8+ years of professional programming experience
- Proven experience in system architecture
- Experience with Ruby language, Rails framework
- Experience with modern JavaScript development
- Experience writing testable code and unit/integration testing
- Experience with relational databases
- Experience with source control, especially git
- Service- and team-oriented mindset
Benefits For Staff Software Engineer
- 3 weeks of vacation per year
- 14 paid holidays per year
- 56 Hours of paid sick leave annually
- Medical, Dental & Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield & EyeMed)
- Fidelity 401(k) Plan
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