Masabi

Engineering

PrincipalEngineer(Payments)

$240000–360000k ~AI est. Colombia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Principal Engineer (Payments) at Masabi. Skills: Payments platform, Distributed systems, Microservices architectures. Shape technical direction. Contribute to architecture”

What You'll Achieve.

Build scalable systems; Build resilient systems; Support millions of journeys

Industry & Context.

Engineering
Problems you'll solve

Navigate ambiguity; Turn complex problems into approaches; Identify technical challenges; Work through technical challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience working on payment systems, Experience designing distributed systems, Experience designing microservices architectures, Operated at Principal or Staff level, Experience with cloud platforms, Experience with modern infrastructure practices, Worked on systems where scale, reliability, performance and cost trade-offs matter

Nice to Have

Experience with transit payments, Familiarity with card schemes, Experience working in complex, multi-service architectures, Experience working in event-driven architectures

What You'll Do.

Shape technical direction

Contribute to architecture

Contribute to standards

Contribute to engineering best practices

Design payment solutions

Deliver payment solutions

Support teams building architecture

Balance delivery priorities

Balance long-term platform health

Stay close to technical delivery

Perform architecture reviews

Participate in design discussions

Contribute hands-on where needed

Identify technical challenges

Work through technical challenges

Act as technical advisor

Support technical decisions

Influence technical decisions

Work with external providers

Work with payment partners

Contribute to technical roadmap planning

Contribute to prioritisation

Produce technical documentation

Contribute to engineering standards

Contribute to technical forums

Contribute to good practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Across engineering organisation; Across engineering teams

Communication Scope

Clear communicator; Thoughtful communicator; Engage technical audiences; Engage non-technical audiences; Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

About Us_ // At Masabi, we’re driving the fare payment revolution, powering the journeys of millions all over the world. We build fare collection platforms that allow riders to seamlessly buy and present tickets for public transport either on their mobile phones, from a ticket machine, or even by tapping their bank card to travel.  Our Justride platform is used in over 250 locations globally, including some of the largest cities in the world. With our industry-first mobile ticketing SDK, we’ve partnered with large players in the transport space, including Uber, Moovit and Transit.  Your own journey is important to us too. Choosing a role here means joining a network of innovators from all walks of life; a group of passionate individuals who consistently deliver. Here, you’ll find the tools you need to build the career you want. Whether you’re taking the direct route or trying a new path, we’ll support you no matter what.  THE ROLE_ // We’re looking for a Principal Engineer - Payments to join Masabi’s Architecture team, with a primary focus on our payments domain. This is a senior role for someone who combines strong technical judgement with deep payments experience. You’ll shape the technical direction of our payments platform while staying close enough to the detail to design, review and support meaningful technical work. Working across the engineering organisation, you’ll act as a senior technical leader within the payments domain: contributing to architecture, guiding complex decisions and helping teams build scalable, resilient systems that support millions of journeys worldwide. The role suits someone who can move between system-level thinking and implementation, who understands trade-offs, can navigate ambiguity and helps turn complex or loosely defined problems into clear, practical technical approaches. LOCATION_ // This role is available in a fully remote model for candidates based in Colombia RESPONSIBILITIES_ - Shape the technical direction of Masabi’s pa

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