Senior Lead Engineer

Senior Lead Engineer

ABOUT USIO

Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading FinTech integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide

range of payment solutions to merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, crypto exchanges, and card

issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to

deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to their clients. The strength of the

Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and

bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector. Usio is headquartered in San

Antonio, Texas and has an office in Austin, Texas.

ROLE

Usio is seeking a talented Senior Lead Engineer, passionate about leading and mentoring developers

to maximize their potential and ensuring continuous and efficient improvements to our Card Issuing

products. This position is onsite, non-remote.

TEAM

You’ll join our Usio Card Issuing Development Team, where great experiences are at the heart of

everything we do. We are a passionate group of individuals who are excited by using new technology

but are even more excited by inventing it ourselves. Our environment offers many opportunities to

experiment, collaborate on ideas and make clear positive impacts for our clients and cardholders.

ENVIRONMENT

Want to work with us? Our office is modern, casual, friendly, and fun. We work hard but believe in a

work-life balance that means you are not spending long hours in the office everyday as long as you

are meeting your goals. We are a tight knit team of talented individuals working together in a

collaborative and ego-free environment. This position is based in our Austin, Texas office.

EXPECTATIONS

As a Senior Lead Engineer, you’ll mentor and guide engineers and help ensure software development

progresses forward efficiently and at a predicable cadence. You’ll architect new solutions, identify

and resolve development bottlenecks and work to refine our processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of backend services and APIs using Go, MySQL,

and MSSQL.

• Ensure the SDLC follows industry best practices, with an emphasis on security, compliance,

and auditability.

• Architect and optimize solutions on Azure, leveraging native cloud services for scalability,

resilience, and cost efficiency.

• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment speed, reliability, and quality.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, compliance, and product teams to ensure regulatory

requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC 2) are consistently met.

• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and

observability.

• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering technical growth and promoting a culture of

accountability and excellence.

• Collaborate with scrum master and stakeholders on product roadmaps.

• Evaluate new technologies, and make architectural decisions aligned with business goals.

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership

or senior role.

• Proven expertise with Go (Golang), MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server in production

environments.

• Understanding of frontend engineering (React, TypeScript) to be able to analyze code and

make informed full-stack architectural decisions.

• Strong background in secure software development lifecycle (SDLC), including code

reviews, threat modeling, and compliance with financial industry standards (e.g., PCI DSS,

SOC 2).

• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, including architecture, deployment,

monitoring, and cost optimization.

• Demonstrated success implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or

similar).

• Solid understanding of cloud security principles, identity and access management, and

regulatory compliance in financial services.

• Experience mentoring engineers, leading cross-functional initiatives, and driving engineering

best practices across teams.

BENEFITS

• Competitive, full-time salary commensurate with experience

• Employer contributions to Medical, Dental, Vision

• Employer paid Life & Disability coverage for employees

• 401 (k) Retirement Plan with employer matching

• Paid Time Off

• Equity Participation

• Annual training allowance