Staff Software Engineer

Software Engineeringposted 10mo ago

At Breeze, we're building the AI-powered infrastructure layer for global commerce, making it radically simpler for businesses to sell, get paid, and operate across markets.

We go far beyond traditional payment processing. Breeze combines global payments, AI, stablecoins, and a Merchant of Record-like model to take on the complexity businesses typically manage themselves, including compliance, risk, fraud, chargebacks, reconciliation, and customer support.

Our goal is simple: let businesses focus on building and selling great products while Breeze handles the complexity behind getting paid.

Backed by Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, and The Chainsmokers, Breeze is a successful, rapidly growing, and exceptionally well-capitalized company. We have the runway to think long term while remaining early enough that every person joining today can have a meaningful impact on what we build.

Overview

We’re hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help build and scale the technology at the heart of Breeze’s payments platform.

You’ll take on some of our most complex engineering challenges, building secure, reliable systems that move money while helping shape what we build and how we build it. You’ll work across the stack, own critical systems end to end, and partner closely with Product and Design to turn complex payments problems into simple, scalable solutions.

This is a hands-on Staff role with real ownership and technical influence. You’ll help set architectural direction, raise the engineering bar, guide technical decisions across the team, and build the systems and foundations Breeze needs for its next stage of growth.

If you’re a strong technical builder who wants to build, not just maintain, solve hard problems, and have a meaningful impact on both our product and engineering culture, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do:

Build and scale the systems that power Breeze, with a focus on reliability, security, and performance across our payments platform
Own critical systems end to end, from architecture and technical design through development, launch, and iteration
Build across the stack using React and TypeScript on the frontend, Node.js and TypeScript on the backend, and modern serverless infrastructure
Shape technical direction, making architectural decisions and helping establish engineering standards as Breeze scales
Bring a strong product mindset to engineering, partnering closely with Product and Design to turn complex problems into simple, high-quality customer experiences
Raise the engineering bar through technical leadership, mentorship, and thoughtful collaboration across the team

What We're Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
9+ years of software engineering experience building complex, high-impact systems, ideally in fintech, payments, or fast-paced startup environments
Strong full-stack engineering experience with deep proficiency in modern backend development
A track record of owning complex systems end to end and making high-impact architectural and technical decisions
Deep understanding of building scalable, reliable, and secure systems, with experience in cloud-based or serverless infrastructure
Strong product intuition and a passion for building thoughtful, user-centric solutions
A technical leader who can influence engineering direction, raise standards, and mentor other engineers while remaining highly hands-on
Strong communicator who collaborates effectively across Engineering, Product, Design, and other teams
A builder mentality with the ownership, adaptability, and bias toward action needed to thrive in a fast-moving startup
Experience with cryptocurrency or blockchain is a plus

Our Compensation Philosophy!

We believe compensation should be fair, competitive, consistent, and transparent. We benchmark compensation against the market and establish thoughtful bands for each role, with compensation reflecting experience, skills, location, role scope, and expected impact. We don't believe pay should primarily depend on how aggressively someone negotiates. Eligible employees receive meaningful equity, so the people building Breeze can participate in the long-term value they help create.

Benefits & Perks

Medical allowance: An annual allowance, prorated based on your start date, to support eligible health and wellness expenses, including health screenings, dental and vision care, insurance premiums, and eligible expenses for direct family members.
Corporate medical insurance: Medical coverage for full-time employees in our Singapore office, including cashless GP visits at panel clinics, specialist outpatient care with GP referral, and teleconsultations.
Gym & wellness: A monthly subsidy toward eligible fitness and wellness memberships, classes, and activities.
Productivity budget: An annual budget, prorated based on your start date, for professional development, productivity tools, books, courses, and eligible home-office improvements.
Equity: Meaningful ownership in the company you're helping build.
Equipment: A new MacBook Air and whatever else you need to do your best work.
Annual global offsite: We bring the global Breeze team together every year. Previous destinations include Bali and Singapore, with Japan coming next.

Benefits, allowances, and reimbursements are subject to applicable eligibility requirements, taxes, and statutory contributions. Benefits are not contractual and may be amended from time to time.

Why Join Breeze

Make an outsized impact: We're successful and still early, with meaningful traction and strong financial foundations. Lean teams, few layers, and direct access to decision-makers mean you'll have real ownership and the autonomy to make things happen.
Solve hard, meaningful problems: Work at the intersection of AI, payments, stablecoins, risk, compliance, financial infrastructure, and global commerce as we build an intelligent infrastructure layer that goes far beyond payments.
Build AI-first: AI isn't an add-on. It's central to how we're building our products and how our teams operate. You'll experiment with new tools, automate the repetitive, and continuously rethink how to work smarter.
Work with an exceptional team: Join ambitious, curious, low-ego people who move quickly, hold a high bar, and care deeply about what they build.
Grow with Breeze: As Breeze grows, strong performers can quickly expand their scope and take on bigger problems.
Build for the long term: Backed by Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, and The Chainsmokers, we're exceptionally well-capitalized with the runway to think big.

In-Office Expectations

Employees based in our New York City, NY office follow a hybrid work model and are expected to work from the office three days per week. Employees based in our Singapore office are expected to work on-site five days per week.

In-office expectations may vary slightly depending on role, team, and business needs. Certain roles that require closer cross-functional collaboration or operational support may have additional requirements, which will be discussed during the interview process.

Our approach is designed to support meaningful in-person collaboration, team building, and real-time decision-making while providing flexibility where applicable. We believe this structure enables strong execution, close collaboration, and effective teamwork across our global offices.

Come Build With Us!

We offer a rare combination: the ownership and speed of an early-stage company with the traction, backing, and financial foundations of a successful business.

We're building at the convergence of AI, payments, stablecoins, financial infrastructure, and global commerce. The opportunity is much bigger than building another payment processor.

We're building the intelligent infrastructure layer for global commerce, and there's still an enormous amount left to build.

If you want meaningful ownership, hard problems, exceptional teammates, and the opportunity to help define what comes next, we'd love to hear from you!