You’ll build and own the services that manage the entire lifecycle of cards and account holders, including card issuance, physical card manufacturing, digital wallet and agentic tokenization, as well as the KYB/KYC programs that keep our customers and bank partners safe. Working with our team will turn you into an expert in the card payments space.
We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement listed below!
What You’ll Do
Build and innovate in card and account lifecycle features
Own initiatives from planning to launch, including working with stakeholders and demonstrating developer-first product design thinking
Design APIs as products, thinking through the developer experience from endpoints to docs to error messages
Build resilient, fault-tolerant systems with predictable failure modes and fast recovery
Lead efforts to improve systems and processes both within the team and across teams
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation
Write and operate production services in Python and Rust on AWS
What You’ll Bring
4+ years of experience shipping code in fast-paced production environments
Strong distributed systems design skills, including building high-availability, fault-tolerant services
Experience building APIs that drive the product experience for external developers
Sound judgment about what has to be right the first time and what can ship with a narrower scope and be iterated on later
The ability to advocate for high-leverage work and weigh it collaboratively against near-term deadlines
Experience in or desire to learn Rust
Growth mindset and continuous desire to learn and improve
Previous experience in fintech (especially card payments) is a bonus
The annual US salary range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000 plus equity. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Lithic and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
This is a remote position. However, candidates must be located in the United States or Canada (Ontario or British Columbia). We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance.
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Benefits for Full-Time US Employees
Unlimited PTO
12-weeks fully paid parental leave
4-Week Fully Paid Sabbatical (earned at your 5-year anniversary)
Work From Anywhere: work from anywhere in the world 4-weeks each year
3% cashback on card purchases with your complimentary Privacy.com employee account
Health, vision, and dental insurance; HSA Contribution Match
401(k) match
Voluntary Life Insurance and STD/LTD
NYC-based employees work from our SoHo office three days a week. Tuesdays and Thursdays are our core days, and you'll choose a third day that works for your schedule and team needs.
In-office employees receive
Commuter benefit
Catered lunch every Tuesday and Thursday
