Job Description

Quizlet is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape and execute the technical vision for its payments infrastructure. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining large-scale backend services, defining the payments strategy, and contributing to user-facing payment flows. The position requires a strong background in backend development, experience with payments and subscriptions, and the ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for payments and subscriptions
• Define Quizlet’s payments strategy
• Develop user-facing payment components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Build reusable UI components
• Ensure system reliability and uptime
• Mentor engineers
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions
• Stay ahead of industry trends

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend development experience
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (React, NextJS)
• Experience with backend frameworks (Go, Python) and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Expertise in building and scaling APIs in payments and subscriptions
• Strong system architecture and design skills
• Ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers

Benefits

• No benefits