Payments Systems Software Engineer

Who We Are:At Favorited, we are redefining mobile live-streaming as a fully interactive, gamified experience. We’re dedicated to fostering deeper connections between creators and their communities through play, and ensuring that creators are compensated well in the process.Our App:iOSAndroidApply to This Position If You:Have a passion for building reliable and scalable payment systems that solve real-world problems.Enjoy collaborating with product and finance teams to ensure seamless user experiences.Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where your contributions have a direct impact.Take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.Want to be part of a team that empowers creators and innovates in mobile live-streaming.Who You Are:Passionate about building innovative systems that enable creators to be compensated fairly.Detail-oriented and organized, with a strong ability to troubleshoot and debug issues.Excited by the opportunity to take ownership of mission-critical features.A quick learner who can adapt to shifting priorities and technologies.What You Will Do:As a Payments SystemsSoftware Engineer at Favorited, you will play a key role in building and maintaining the payment and billing systems that power our mobile live-streaming platform. This includes taking over critical logic for billing, payouts calculations, and the associated UI systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth, seamless payment processes for our creators and users.Responsibilities include:Designing, implementing, and maintaining billing and payouts logic for our mobile platform.Building and optimizing user-facing payment UI systems using React and tegrating and managing payment systems with Stripe and App Store in-app payments.Identifying and mitigating payment failure modes, ensuring reliability and accuracy.Partnering with product, finance, and backend teams to streamline payouts and billing flows.Troubleshooting, testing, and iterating on features in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.What We Are Looking for:We are seeking a proactive engineer with a deep understanding of payment systems and the experience to build and maintain mission-critical billing infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise along with a solutions-oriented mindset.Proficiency in React and TypeScript for front-end development.Hands-on experience with Stripe and App Store in-app payments systems.Strong knowledge of payment failure modes and their mitigation strategies.Familiarity with corporate finance basics and payout systems is a plus.Experience in building, scaling, and maintaining payment or billing platforms.Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment.A collaborative, problem-solving attitude with excellent communication skills.Where You’ll WorkThis is a full-time hybrid position based in Santa Monica, CA. You will work 2-3 days per week in our office, collaborating closely with a passionate and talented team.BenefitsCompetitive salaryHealth InsuranceUnlimited PTOCompany holidaysAt Favorited, we value the creativity and hard work of every team member. Join us as we redefine mobile live-streaming and empower creators to build thriving communities. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-21