Senior Staff Software Engineer - Payments at BILL
San Jose, CA 95113
About the Job
Innovate with purpose
At BILL, we believe in empowering the businesses that drive our economy. By replacing outdated financial processes with innovative tools, we help businesses-from startups to established brands-make smarter decisions and gain control of their operations. And we don't stop there: we're creating the future of financial automation so businesses can spend more time on what matters.
Working here means you become part of a vision-driven team that's ready to tackle challenges and build cutting-edge solutions. We value purpose, drive, and curiosity-and we thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Whether in one of our offices in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, or working remotely, BILLders collaborate to deliver real impact for businesses that need more time in their busy weeks.
At BILL, we listen, learn, and lead-fostering collaboration and a drive for continuous growth. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that values each person's unique skills and experiences. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we'd love to hear from you-you might be just what we're looking for, whether in this role or another.
Let's give businesses more time for what matters.
This position is based in San Jose, CA
Make your impact within a rapidly growing Fintech Company
Payments team at BILL is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the core payments engine that processes ACH, RPPS, Checks and International payments. This team enables the payment rails integrations with bank partners. Platform currently processes 200 billion in payments volume each year and is growing rapidly. Responsible for payment processing across direct customers and bank partners. Payment Engineer will have an opportunity to re-architect the platform to accommodate the scaling needs and add capabilities to offer new products and services to our customers.
Payments Platform is core to what BILL does, this team transacted over 200 billion dollars for our customers. Making it mission critical for these systems to be operating without any interruption.
We'd love to chat if you have:
- At least 12 years of software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree, 16+ years of work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Java Backend development experience.
- Experience developing systems/software for large business environment platforms on Java.
- Experience leading design and implementation of robust, highly scalable, and performant SaaS applications.
- Experience designing and developing microservices architecture, containerization technologies like Docker and APIs.
- Experience working on large scale high volume/high availability batch and transactional systems.
- Experience in the payments industry or building payment applications is a must.
- Experience in more advanced or cutting-edge technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Serverless Architectures, AI/ML frameworks, Advanced Cloud Services).
- Experience in complex problem-solving in large-scale distributed systems, performance optimization, and high-availability systems.
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The estimated salary range for this role is noted below for our San Jose based role. Our ranges for each role and job level are based on a variety of factors including candidate experience, expertise, and geographic location and may vary from the amounts listed above. The role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending & health savings account, paid holidays, paid time off, and other company benefits.
San Jose pay range $188,700 - $235,900 USDWhat's in it for you?
Redefining how businesses automate their work is a fast-paced, exciting, and fun environment. But we also have benefits and perks to ensure the magic isn't only experienced by our customers, but by our employees as well.
Here is a preview of some of the amazing benefits here at BILL:
- 100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans (choose HMO, PPO, or HDHP)
- HSA & FSA accounts
- Life Insurance, Long & Short-term disability coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 11+ Observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time off
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with employee discounts
- Wellness & Fitness initiatives
- Employee recognition and referral programs
- And much more
Don't believe us? Check out our culture, benefits, and teams on our career site , LinkedIn Life , or YouTube pages.
BILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion. We believe our best ideas come from the unique stories, perspectives, and experiences of our team members. We welcome people of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to bring their authentic selves and contribute to our culture.
We are committed to a transparent, inclusive hiring process that reflects our values. If you need accommodations at any stage, please contact .