Paysafe · 19 hours ago
VP of Engineering, Merchant Platform
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expPaysafe is a leading payments platform that serves merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. The VP of Engineering for the Merchant Platform will lead the transformation of the platform, focusing on consolidating systems, optimizing merchant activation, and delivering a unified experience for merchants and ISO partners.
Financial ServicesFinTechMobile PaymentsRisk Management
Responsibilities
Lead Paysafe's Merchant Platform transformation, consolidating fragmented systems into a unified experience for Merchants through ISO partners and direct channels
Migrate SMB merchants to Salesforce while building modern onboarding and portal experiences
Build tools that enable ISO partners to efficiently onboard and manage merchant portfolios
Reduce merchant activation from days to hours through automation and self-service
Lead consolidation program delivering unified platform for all channels
Salesforce integration for SMB merchant management (zero churn migration)
Unified merchant portal with self-service capabilities
ISO partner enablement tools and white-label capabilities
Legacy system decommissioning (2-3 systems retired)
Qualification
Required
15+ years software engineering, 5+ years VP/Director level (50+ engineers)
Built and scaled merchant-facing platforms or SaaS products
Led major platform consolidation or migration initiatives
Proven track record delivering complex, multi-year programs
5+ years in payments, fintech, or merchant services industry
Deep understanding of merchant onboarding, underwriting, lifecycle management
Knowledge of payment processing, acquiring, settlement, and card networks
Experience with PCI compliance, fraud prevention, risk management
3+ years working with ISO partners, payment facilitators, or channel sales
Understanding of ISO economics: residuals, revenue sharing, portfolio management
Experience building ISO-facing tools, portals, or partner enablement platforms
Knowledge of white-label or multi-tenant partner solutions
3+ years building products for SMB merchants (sub-$5M revenue businesses)
Understanding of SMB needs, pain points, self-service requirements
Experience optimizing onboarding and activation for high-volume, low-touch segments
Knowledge of SMB verticals: retail, hospitality, professional services
Strong architecture skills: APIs, microservices, cloud-native design
SaaS platform experience: multi-tenancy, scalability, data isolation
Modern stack: React, Node.js, AWS, PostgreSQL/DynamoDB
Salesforce integration patterns and architecture
DevOps and CI/CD for continuous delivery
Preferred
Experience at modern payment platforms
Led Salesforce migration for merchant/customer management
Built merchant portals with real-time analytics and reporting
Embedded payments or ISV partnership experience
E-commerce platforms or marketplace payments background
Gaming or high-risk vertical experience
Company
Paysafe
Paysafe is a global payments provider offering a range of payments solutions for businesses and consumers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2021-03-31Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2017-08-04Post Ipo Equity
2015-12-23IPO
Leadership Team
Bruce Lowthers
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher W. Russell
Former CEO, now Non Executive Director and Senior Advisor to Managment of Skrill USA, Inc.
Recent News
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