Principal Developer Experience Engineer - Remote at PayNearMe

Santa Clara, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTech, PaymentsIndustries

Requirements

  • Strong focus on AI enablement to enhance engineer productivity and satisfaction
  • Passionate about developer productivity
  • Pragmatic about tooling choices
  • Proactive in shaping a culture of continuous improvement
  • Hands-on experience building, integrating, and maintaining developer tools and workflows
  • Ability to serve as a thought partner for applying AI responsibly in the software development lifecycle

Responsibilities

  • Champion the effective use of AI in the software development lifecycle
  • Define, document, and evangelize best practices for AI-powered tools
  • Continuously evaluate and identify new AI opportunities
  • Work with security, legal, and compliance stakeholders to ensure safe and responsible tool deployment
  • Provide hands-on training, workshops, and content for learning systems
  • Curate or recommend external training programs and pair with developers to teach AI skills
  • Implement and manage a technical onboarding program for developers
  • Partner with technical program management and product operations to improve the software development lifecycle
  • Ensure developer toolchains (IDEs, review, testing tools) are reliable, efficient, and supported
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership to define and measure productivity and satisfaction metrics
  • Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement
  • Own or administer quality management tools (linters, static analysis, test coverage)
  • Document code standards and integrate into tools (e.g., for AI agents and review bots)
  • Partner with teams to strengthen code review practices, testing strategies, and continuous integration
  • Balance developer autonomy with quality management tooling
  • Advocate for developer needs across the organization
  • Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and collaboration
  • Create documentation, run workshops, and mentor teams

Skills

AI
Developer Tooling
Workflow Automation
Developer Productivity
Software Development Lifecycle
Internal Tools
Training

PayNearMe

Flexible payments platform for diverse transactions

About PayNearMe

PayNearMe provides a payments platform that allows customers to pay in various ways, including cards, ACH transactions, cash, and mobile payment methods like PayPal and Venmo. The platform is designed to enhance the payment experience for both customers and businesses, making it easy for clients such as consumer lenders and online gaming companies to collect payments. PayNearMe stands out by offering a secure cash payment service at over 60,000 retail locations, which simplifies the payment process for users who prefer cash. Additionally, the platform utilizes artificial intelligence to personalize customer experiences and improve bill pay. The company's goal is to create a seamless and user-friendly payment experience while generating revenue through fees charged to businesses for processing payments.

Santa Clara, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$156.1MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Fintech, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Risks

Emerging fintech startups could erode PayNearMe's market share with similar solutions.
Regulatory scrutiny may increase compliance costs for PayNearMe.
Partnership with Trustly exposes PayNearMe to open banking data privacy risks.

Differentiation

PayNearMe offers a wide range of payment options, including cash and digital wallets.
The platform integrates AI to enhance personalized customer experiences and improve payment solutions.
Partnerships with companies like Trustly and PayPal expand PayNearMe's payment capabilities.

Upsides

The rise of BNPL services presents an opportunity to expand PayNearMe's payment options.
Increasing mobile wallet usage allows PayNearMe to enhance its mobile-first payment methods.
Open banking regulations in the US offer new integration opportunities for PayNearMe.

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