Software Engineer, Onboarding - Paxos

Skills

Communication Test Problem-solving AWS blockchain

Job Specifications

About Paxos

Today's financial infrastructure is archaic, expensive, inefficient and risky -- supporting a system that leaves out more people than it lets in. So we're rebuilding it.

We're on a mission to open the world's financial system to everyone by enabling the instant movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. For over a decade, we've built blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for the world's leading financial institutions, like PayPal, Venmo, Mastercard and Interactive Brokers.

About The Team

The Onboarding Experience team is transforming how customers integrate with Paxos' suite of products. We're building a flexible, progressive onboarding platform that enables seamless customer onboarding across multiple jurisdictions and product lines. Our team of talented engineers is responsible for creating automated, self-service solutions that reduce friction in the customer journey while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and security. We're tackling exciting challenges around identity verification, automated compliance checks, and creating intuitive user experiences for complex regulatory workflows.

About The Role

As a Software Engineer on the Onboarding team, you'll play a key role in building Paxos' next-generation onboarding platform. You'll work on critical initiatives to automate customer onboarding flows, integrate with compliance vendors, and create scalable solutions that support Paxos' growing global customer base. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on how customers begin their journey with Paxos, working across our full technology stack to deliver elegant solutions to complex regulatory and technical challenges.

What You'll Do

Design and implement scalable services and APIs that power our automated onboarding platform
Build integrations with third-party compliance and identity verification vendors to enhance our onboarding automation
Create flexible, configurable workflows that support multiple jurisdictions and customer types
Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver intuitive user experiences for complex onboarding processes
Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy for the onboarding platform
Mentor junior engineers and provide thoughtful code reviews to maintain high quality standards
Participate in on-call rotation to ensure platform reliability and availability

About You

3+ years of software engineering experience, with proven track record of delivering complex technical solutions
Strong expertise in building scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
Experience with modern web technologies and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Track record of writing clean, maintainable code with comprehensive test coverage
Strong understanding of security best practices and experience building secure systems
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to break down complex requirements into manageable tasks
Experience with workflow engines and state management systems is a plus
Knowledge of regulatory compliance and KYC/AML processes is a plus
Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve how you work
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

Important Notice for Paxos Applicants

We've become aware of fraudulent accounts posting as Paxos recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms. These scammers attempt to deceive applicants into paying for job opportunities or providing personal financial information.

To verify a legitimate Paxos recruiter:

We only use @paxos.com email addresses
We never ask for payment or financial details to apply, interview, or work here
For technical roles, we do not perform a coding interview without prior screening by our engineering team

Thanks for your interest in Paxos!

Pay And Benefits

Paxos offers a competitive total compensation and benefits package, including equity and bonuses based on both your individual performance and company performance. Eligibility for bonuses is dependent on job level, and actual salary within the range depends on your skills, experience, and qualifications.

Expected range for the base salary component for candidates located within the United States is:

$151,122--$177,790 USD

About the Company

Paxos is the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform. Its products are the foundation for a new, open financial system that can operate faster and more efficiently. Today, trillions of dollars are locked in inefficient, outdated financial plumbing that is inaccessible to millions of people. Paxos is replatforming the financial system to enable assets to instantaneously move anywhere in the world, at any time, in a trustworthy way. Paxos partners with leading global enterprises to tokenize, custo... Know more