Brex07/02/2026

Staff Software Engineer, Banking

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Seattle

Responsibilities

  • 01Lead technical strategy for critical Banking initiatives, balancing long-term architecture with near-term delivery needs across multiple teams
  • 02Drive the design and evolution of reliable, scalable systems for money movement, bank account experiences, payment orchestration, and related financial infrastructure
  • 03Partner cross-functionally with product, design, operations, compliance, risk, and accounting to turn complex business and regulatory requirements into durable technical solutions
  • 04Identify and resolve systemic reliability, quality, and operability issues, improving observability, incident prevention, and engineering standards over time
  • 05Provide technical leadership across teams by driving architecture reviews, aligning stakeholders, and helping teams make strong tradeoffs in ambiguous spaces
  • 06Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders, helping raise the bar on system design, execution, and technical ownership within the Banking org
  • 07Contribute directly when needed — whether through design, debugging, rollout strategy, or implementation — especially for high-stakes initiatives and critical path decisions

Requirements

  • 018+ years of software engineering experience, including experience operating as a senior technical leader on complex, multi-team initiatives
  • 02Demonstrated track record of leading architecture and delivery for large-scale distributed systems in a product or platform engineering environment
  • 03Strong systems thinking and the ability to simplify complex technical and organizational problems into clear, actionable plans
  • 04Experience improving reliability, operational excellence, and engineering quality in production systems with meaningful customer or business impact
  • 05Ability to work effectively across engineering, product, design, operations, compliance, risk, and other cross-functional partners
  • 06Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and align teams without direct authority
  • 07Hands-on technical depth and sound engineering judgment, including the ability to dive into implementation details when needed
  • 08Experience mentoring senior engineers and helping scale technical leadership across an organization

What we offer

  • 01Role based in Seattle office
  • 02Hybrid environment with three days per week in the office (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday)
  • 03Up to four weeks per year of fully remote work