Relay Payments

Relay Payments

Principal Software Engineer

Atlanta, GA · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
TypeScriptGoReactReact NativeDistributed SystemsCode ReviewPostgreSQLAWSDockerCI/CDAPI DevelopmentAccountingLogisticsCustomer SupportTest AutomationCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • You'll help drivers save hours each week by making transactions painless.
  • You will play a critical role in designing resilient systems, driving complex projects to completion, mentoring engineers, and solving some of the most challenging technical problems across Relay's platform.

Responsibilities

  • You'll build fast and reliable payment products for an industry that keeps America running.
  • Design, implement, and deliver high-quality systems, services, APIs, libraries, and infrastructure.
  • Lead by example through strong engineering execution, thoughtful design, clear communication, and reliable delivery.
  • Partner with product managers, designers, engineering managers, and other engineers to translate business needs into practical, maintainable technical solutions.
  • Mentor and coach other developers through design discussions, code reviews, technical guidance, pairing, and feedback.
  • Strong hands-on backend engineering experience, especially with service-oriented systems, APIs, data modeling, and distributed system design.
  • Detail-oriented systems thinker who can work independently, collaborate effectively, and bring clarity to complex situations.
  • Together we dream big, fail fast, drive forward, and find creative solutions where others see roadblocks.
  • We understand the power of accountability and are in constant pursuit of "more and better" for our customers, our partners and ourselves.

Requirements

  • This role is ideal for an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to influence technical direction.
  • Ability to take ambiguous or complex problems, clarify the path forward, and execute through delivery.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • A strong understanding of software testing strategies, observability, incident prevention, and production support practices.

Nice to have

  • We work in small, cross-functional teams that include product managers, designers, and QA.
  • We rely heavily on automated testing and CI.

Skills

  • Golang
  • PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database
  • Service-oriented architectures
  • API design and integration patterns
  • Dependency Injection and Inversion of Control
  • SOLID architecture design principles
  • Distributed systems, reliability, scalability, and performance optimization
  • Automated testing, CI/CD, and production observability

Benefits

  • We're all in, committed to, and driven by our shared ambition and vision; we understand that alignment and collaboration are imperative.
  • We are generously sharing equity in the company - everyone's an owner!
  • We offer competitive benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance.

Company info

  • About Relay Payments
  • Relay Payments is a modern, digital payment network for the trucking and logistics industries.
  • Trusted by more than 500,000 drivers, 100,000 carriers, and 3,000 truck stops nationwide, Relay has brought efficiency and automation to an industry historically reliant on cash, checks, and cards.
  • Relay has joined forces with industry leaders like Pilot, Love's, Maverik, Schneider, Old Dominion, Lineage Logistics, and others to provide secure, reliable over-the-road transactions.
  • Founded in 2019, our Atlanta-based fintech includes more than 150 team members and has won awards for product innovation, customer service, and organizational culture.
  • For more information about Relay, visit relaypayments.com.
  • We are consistently open and generous with information, clear, concise and direct in our communication.
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