Senior Software Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Software Engineer
Reports to:

Director of Engineering
Build the infrastructure powering the future of restaurant payments
At inKind, we’re building the financial infrastructure that connects restaurants, diners, and capital in entirely new ways. Our platform powers real‑time financial transactions and operational workflows for restaurants across the country.

We’re looking for entrepreneurial, forward‑thinking engineers who thrive in fast‑moving environments and enjoy solving complex technical problems at scale. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll design and build systems that support mission‑critical financial workflows used daily by restaurants and partners.

Our engineering team works with an AI‑first mindset — leveraging modern AI tools to accelerate development, automate workflows, and unlock new product capabilities. We’re looking for engineers who are excited to experiment with emerging technologies while maintaining high standards for reliability and scalability.

You’ll collaborate closely with product, business, and engineering teams to build systems that directly impact the restaurants and partners who rely on inKind for real‑time financial operations.

What You’ll Work On

Design and implement scalable distributed systems supporting financial transactions and real‑time events

Architect services that handle real‑world scale, failure scenarios, and performance constraints

Ensure strong data integrity and consistency across distributed workflows

Build secure infrastructure protecting sensitive financial data

Identify opportunities to leverage AI tools to accelerate development and improve engineering workflows

Contribute to AI‑enabled product features and automation across the platform

Help evolve how our team integrates modern developer tools and AI‑assisted engineering practices

Reliability & Production Operations

Design systems with observability, monitoring, and failure recovery in mind

Debug complex production issues across distributed services

Improve reliability and performance of mission‑critical systems

Participate in on‑call rotations to maintain platform stability

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Partner with product and business teams to translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions

Lead architectural decisions through hands‑on implementation

Mentor engineers and help raise engineering standards across the team

Who Thrives Here
Builder Mindset —You enjoy taking ownership, experimenting with new ideas, and shipping impactful solutions.

Systems Thinkers —You understand how complex systems interact and can design resilient architectures.

Forward‑Thinking Engineers —You’re excited about modern development practices and exploring how AI can improve the way we build software.

Pragmatic Problem Solvers —You know when to refactor, when to optimize, and when to ship.

Collaborative Teammates —You communicate clearly and work well with engineering, product, and business partners.

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of experience building and operating production systems

Expertise in at least one major web framework (Rails, Django, Express, Fastify, etc.)

Strong database knowledge including indexing, query optimization, and transactional integrity

Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and secure API design

Preferred Qualifications

Experience scaling systems during periods of rapid growth

Background in payments, financial transactions, or regulated systems

Experience implementing distributed patterns such as retries, circuit breakers, and event‑driven workflows

Experience working with or evolving large Rails applications

Experience integrating AI tools into engineering workflows or building AI‑powered product features

Why Engineers Like Working Here

Work on real‑world financial infrastructure used by restaurants every day

High ownership and autonomy in architectural decisions

Opportunity to help shape an AI‑first engineering culture

Collaborative environment working closely with product and business teams

Fast‑moving startup environment where your work directly impacts customers

Benefits

Generous PTO and company holiday policy plus company paid Short Term Disability

100% employer‑covered health and dental insurance for direct employees (vision plan available at additional cost; dependent coverage at employee cost)

Child Care Benefits and generous parental leave

Dog‑friendly workspace in a secure building with great views of downtown Austin

Daily lunches and snacks for in‑office team members

$160,000 – $185,000, DOE

Equal Opportunity Employer
inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKinds ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.

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