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Zohorecruit lists this Senior Software Engineer opportunity in austin, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Austin, United States | Posted on 09/25/2026
Senior Software Engineer, Merchant APIs (Remote)
$175K–$200K base + equity
A fast-growing, venture-backed Series A startup is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and own the merchant-facing APIs at the core of its payments and integrations platform. The company partners with major national consumer brands and integrates directly into their checkout flows, so the APIs you build will power onboarding and transaction processing for household-name merchants.
This is a backend-heavy, full-stack role for a high-slope senior engineer who thrives with autonomy, ships quickly, and wants to own features end to end.
What you'll do
Design, build, and own merchant-facing APIs, including disputes, reconciliation, and catalog APIs, that partner brands rely on to process transactions
Optimize database queries and backend performance in a Python/Django monolith to support rapid merchant onboarding
Build and iterate on the merchant dashboard, consuming your own public APIs as their first customer
Partner with product and go-to-market teams to expand the API as the company enters new merchant categories and adds new product and cart eligibility requirements
Use AI tools like Claude to accelerate development and ship at startup pace
Requirements
What we're looking for
3–8 years of software engineering experience, with a focus on API design and merchant or partner integrations
Strong Python and Django skills, plus comfort working across the stack
Experience designing APIs that external partners depend on, and evolving them without breaking existing consumers
A bias toward ownership, speed, and autonomy
Tech stack:
Python, Django, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Datadog
Benefits:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); unlimited PTO; coworking stipend; and learning and development stipend.
Location and eligibility:
Fully remote within the US. Candidates must already be US-based and authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. TN visas for Canadian nationals may be considered case by case.
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Worksite address
austin, TX, 78716, US
Who can apply
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