Senior Software Engineer - Banking Integrations

Vantaca just achieved unicorn status with a $1.25B valuation, so it's safe to say we're past the "scrappy startup phase." We're not just building a successful company – we're building the category-defining platform that will transform how an entire industry operates.  Here's the reality of our trajectory:

• Growing 100% year-over-year
• Our AI product (HOAi) went from $0 to millions in months
• Backed by Cove Hill Partners and JMI Private Equity
• 6M+ doors on our platform, displacing legacy systems

We are a winning team that believes in working together to make big ideas happen. We are a collaborative and visionary group that holds ourselves accountable for our results. Our ability to be nurturing and agile allows us to adapt to change and support each other through any challenges that come our way. We are customer-centric, meaning that we put our customers' needs and preferences at the heart of our work. We are authentic game changers that are building something cool and people like it here.

Overview

We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead our banking integrations initiative, building and maintaining the critical financial data pipelines between Vantaca and our banking partners. This role requires someone who can architect resilient, secure, and compliant financial integrations while navigating the complexities of multiple banking APIs, payment processors, and financial data formats.
You'll work directly with banking partners and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless, accurate financial data flow that our customers depend on for their business operations. This position offers the opportunity to establish integration patterns and frameworks that will scale across our platform while mentoring other engineers on financial integration best practices.

Accountability Key Initiatives

• Design and maintain secure, compliant integrations with banking partners and payment processors
• Lead technical conversations with banking partner engineering teams
• Establish patterns and frameworks for financial data integration across the platform
• Drive initiatives to improve financial data reconciliation and error handling
• Provide support for items escalated by tech support
• Stay on top of current trends in financial technology and integration patterns, proposing innovative solutions to enhance our platform

Expectations for Success

• Successful delivery of user stories within sprint commitments
• Quality code that follows established patterns and best practices
• Zero critical financial data integrity incidents
• Proactive use of AI development tools (Cursor, Claude, Devin, etc.) to accelerate development and improve code quality
• Enthusiasm for leveraging AI to move fast and work efficiently
• Consistent velocity set by manager
• Average return rate from QA should be 2 or less

Responsibilities

• Integration Architecture & Development: Architect, design, and develop robust, scalable, and secure RESTful APIs and file-based integrations with banking partners and third-party financial vendors
• Partner with banking vendors to understand API capabilities, limitations, and roadmaps
• Lead the end-to-end integration process with external banking APIs, ensuring seamless and efficient data exchange
• Implement comprehensive transaction reconciliation and monitoring systems
• Design fault-tolerant patterns for financial data processing (idempotency, exactly-once delivery, compensation patterns)
• Implement security best practices to safeguard sensitive financial data during API communications and storage
• Complete development tasks on time with exceptional attention to quality, performance, best practices, and SOP standards
• Collaborate within a scrum team environment, translating product manager requirements and user stories into technical solutions
• Provide advice and coordinate with Product Owners to navigate project scope, risk, and development strategies
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior and mid-level developers, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices
• Create detailed runbooks and incident response procedures for financial integration issues
• Collaborate with Finance/Accounting teams to validate data accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Maintain security standards for sensitive financial data (encryption, access controls, audit logging)
• Troubleshoot issues across the full stack and help define solutions
• Document progress, discussions, and scope changes in Jira
• Assist with bi-weekly production deployments (occurs after hours)
• Add to and update Guru documentation
• Participate in technical support ticket