Top Benefits
About the role
Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading a team of talented engineers working on a credit card decisioning platform. You'll deliver high-quality, scalable, and robust solutions that enhance the experience of existing cardholders. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement features that offer improved credit terms and rewards, ensuring our platform remains at the forefront of innovation in the financial services industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality back-end solutions for our credit card decisioning platform.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define and implement platform features that improve customer experience.
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and efficient back-end services using Java and cloud technologies.
- Ensure best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
- Contribute to the architectural design and decision-making processes for the platform.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to keep our platform competitive and innovative.
Must Have:
- 5+ years of experience in back-end web development.
- 5+ years of experience developing with Java.
- 3+ years of experience working in a cloud environment.
- Proven experience mentoring and leading software development teams.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in front-end development, specifically with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or Vue.
- Experience with AWS and its services.
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
About Kunai
Kunai Co. is a team of developers, designers, and product managers building seamless customer experiences that unite digital products with FinTech. Kunai concepts, designs, and develops unique digital products and payment experiences for the world's top companies.
Starting in 1999, Kunai helped Cisco Systems prepare for Y2K, and then in 2006, built the world's first touchscreen PC. Later, Kunai designed and developed some of the world's first successful iOS apps.
With Capital One’s acquisition in 2015, we focused on fintech and how to build on a massive scale, so a portion of our team rebranded as Kunai and continued to refine our approach to product development. Over 20 years, Kunai shipped over 150 digital products that are trusted by Fortune 500 companies and unicorn startups alike.
Kunai's founders, being former bank executives, started the company with the insights of years-long struggles to hire developer talent. As a result, only the top 3% of developers worldwide make it onto a Kunai team.
What we do:
Technical Staffing:
The Kunai Direct Sourcing Platform helps companies to find, vet, interview, and onboard the world’s best developers. Kunai works on a range of technologies and platforms and has deep experience in fintech and leverages industry-leading APIs and practices.
Digital product development for fintech:
Kunai understands the unique needs of financial services companies. We're a digital product development consultancy focused on fintech. Kunai handles product management, design, development, cloud management, and much more to build your next new idea into a prototype faster.
We build long-term relationships with our clients. Our portfolio includes all four major payment networks, four top ten US banks, seven Fortune 500 technology companies, and ten unicorn startups.
If you have an idea and need a team that can make it a reality, we should talk.
Top Benefits
About the role
Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading a team of talented engineers working on a credit card decisioning platform. You'll deliver high-quality, scalable, and robust solutions that enhance the experience of existing cardholders. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement features that offer improved credit terms and rewards, ensuring our platform remains at the forefront of innovation in the financial services industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality back-end solutions for our credit card decisioning platform.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define and implement platform features that improve customer experience.
- Design and develop scalable, secure, and efficient back-end services using Java and cloud technologies.
- Ensure best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
- Contribute to the architectural design and decision-making processes for the platform.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to keep our platform competitive and innovative.
Must Have:
- 5+ years of experience in back-end web development.
- 5+ years of experience developing with Java.
- 3+ years of experience working in a cloud environment.
- Proven experience mentoring and leading software development teams.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in front-end development, specifically with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or Vue.
- Experience with AWS and its services.
Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.
Minimum Degree Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is required
About Kunai
Kunai Co. is a team of developers, designers, and product managers building seamless customer experiences that unite digital products with FinTech. Kunai concepts, designs, and develops unique digital products and payment experiences for the world's top companies.
Starting in 1999, Kunai helped Cisco Systems prepare for Y2K, and then in 2006, built the world's first touchscreen PC. Later, Kunai designed and developed some of the world's first successful iOS apps.
With Capital One’s acquisition in 2015, we focused on fintech and how to build on a massive scale, so a portion of our team rebranded as Kunai and continued to refine our approach to product development. Over 20 years, Kunai shipped over 150 digital products that are trusted by Fortune 500 companies and unicorn startups alike.
Kunai's founders, being former bank executives, started the company with the insights of years-long struggles to hire developer talent. As a result, only the top 3% of developers worldwide make it onto a Kunai team.
What we do:
Technical Staffing:
The Kunai Direct Sourcing Platform helps companies to find, vet, interview, and onboard the world’s best developers. Kunai works on a range of technologies and platforms and has deep experience in fintech and leverages industry-leading APIs and practices.
Digital product development for fintech:
Kunai understands the unique needs of financial services companies. We're a digital product development consultancy focused on fintech. Kunai handles product management, design, development, cloud management, and much more to build your next new idea into a prototype faster.
We build long-term relationships with our clients. Our portfolio includes all four major payment networks, four top ten US banks, seven Fortune 500 technology companies, and ten unicorn startups.
If you have an idea and need a team that can make it a reality, we should talk.