Lead Software Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for talented professionals to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone''s fingertips. The Green Dot Retail team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to focus on building scalable, secure, and resilient payment processing systems that power some of America''s most prominent technology companies. This role will drive technical leadership and innovation within the engineering team while aligning with best practices.

Position Details

• Location: W. Los Angeles, CA
• Work Model: Structured Hybrid (Starts remote until the LA office is identified later this year, then onsite 2-3 days a week)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of backend services and APIs to support Retail platform operations, including release engineering, DevOps pipelines, and system integrations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA, Security, Infrastructure) to ensure seamless deployment and performance of Retail services.
• Drive technical initiatives to improve CI/CD workflows, observability, and platform reliability.
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure SLA adherence and rapid incident response.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices across the Retail domain.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate platform requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Qualifications & Requirements

General Requirements:

• Ability to meet the structured hybrid location requirements outlined above.
• Bachelor''s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Technical Qualifications:

• 7 years of software engineering experience, with 2 years in a technical lead role.
• Proficiency in languages, platforms, and libraries such as C#, .NET, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Event Hubs, and Service Bus.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and microservices architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD.
• Knowledge of container orchestration, release automation, and platform observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus).
• Experience implementing secure coding practices and compliance workflows in regulated environments.
• Understanding of secure development processes in regulated environments (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and concepts using JIRA or similar tools.
• Strong analytical, multitasking, and organizational skills to manage testing on multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a fast-paced fintech organization.
• Familiarity with Core Banking domains, stability, and release management experience.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications.
• Demonstrated leadership in building scalable platform engineering practices.