--- title: 'Software Engineer - Infrastructure at Modern Treasury' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-infrastructure-modern-treasury-remote-kxm7njpbr7v9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Software Engineer - Infrastructure at Modern Treasury - **Company:** Modern Treasury - **Location:** Remote - **Compensation:** $150k–$250k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/moderntreasury/bac5287c-66a1-4954-ab55-1c4c545a8ede/application **Skills:** DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, Docker, Container Orchestration, Distributed Systems, Ruby on Rails, Postgres, GitHub, Buildkite, Observability, Performance Tuning, Payment Rail Architecture, ACH, Wires, RTP, Stablecoin Integrations, Security Standards > Design, deploy, and operate scalable infrastructure for multi-rail money movement and real-time payment flows. Lead AWS and container orchestration architecture while standardizing automation and infrastructure-as-code to support high-volume ledger and transaction platforms. ## Job description ## OVERVIEW This position can be based out of San Francisco, New York, or remote (we accept candidates from the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MI, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI). Modern Treasury is expanding deeper into money movement. We’re building new products that will let customers move funds across both traditional rails and emerging technologies, including stablecoins. You’ll help design, deploy and operate the infrastructure that makes this possible. This is a hands-on devops role with strong ownership over infrastructure architecture and platform automation. ## ABOUT THE ROLE This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, platform engineering and security. You’ll define how Modern Treasury scales and operates our infrastructure, and guide teams toward cohesive architectural patterns. You will set direction and build for infrastructure systems that support: - Multi-rail money movement - Real-time payment flows - Ledger-backed transaction processing - High-availability payment orchestration This is a senior individual contributor role with broad influence across Product, Platform, and Infrastructure teams. ## WHAT YOU’LL DO - Lead architecture for AWS infrastructure, container orchestration, and CI/CD to support scalable payment systems - Standardize automation and infrastructure-as-code to provision, scale, and operate high-volume ledger and transaction platforms - Reduce operational overhead through tooling, streamlined workflows, and engineering standards uplift - Optimize performance, reliability, and observability across real-time and rails-specific infrastructure - Define service ownership and operational models, aligning platform and product teams on scalable rail architecture - Contribute to infrastructure and security strategy for new payment rails, including FBO structures, stablecoin integrations, and compliance-focused features ## WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE Required - 8+ years in Devops, or infrastructure engineering - Strong track record of setting technical direction without direct authority - Experience building internal platforms that abstract complexity away from product teams - Strong experience with: - Designing and operating distributed systems - AWS infrastructure at scale - Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar) - CI/CD systems and automation pipelines - Containerized environments (Docker) - Observability and performance tuning for production systems - Experience with application and product security - Experience scaling systems that process high-volume workloads - Experience defining reliability standards and operational maturity models What Sets You Apart - Experience architecting infrastructure for multiple payment rails simultaneously - Experience scaling systems that process high-volume financial or transactional workloads - Understanding of payment rail mechanics (ACH, wires, RTP, cards, etc.) - Familiarity with security and risk standards for money movement - Ability to balance immediate delivery needs with long-term infrastructure strategy ## TECHNOLOGIES WE USE - Ruby on Rails for our backend - React, GraphQL, and Tailwind CSS on the front end - Postgres for our database - AWS for infrastructure and hosting - Docker for containerization - GitHub for source code management - Buildkite for continuous integration ## ABOUT MODERN TREASURY Modern Treasury provides trusted infrastructure for money movement. The company helps teams launch and scale payment experiences in days, not months. With best-in-class developer tools and a single API for fiat and stablecoins—plus built-in compliance, ledgering, and reporting—Modern Treasury enables businesses to move money instantly, reliably, and at scale. Modern Treasury is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in any employment opportunities or practices based on an individual's race, color, creed, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (all aspects of religious beliefs, observance or practice, including religious dress or grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under California Vehicle Code section 12801.9), natural hair, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer, and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. Modern Treasury participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. ## About Modern Treasury ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Modern Treasury provides a single API and unified ledger for fiat and stablecoin payment infrastructure, enabling companies to launch and scale money movement products rapidly. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C; total funding $183M) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (with an additional office in New York, NY and presence in Spain) - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Matt Marcus (CEO) and Dimitri Dadiomov (President & Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial technology (payments infrastructure, banking-as-a-service) - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises, financial institutions, fintechs, marketplaces, payroll platforms, and any business that moves money at scale. - **Mission or purpose statement**: “To be the most trusted infrastructure for global money movement” and to help money move “at the speed of the internet” by bridging fiat and stablecoin rails. ## Products & Services - **Payment Operations API**: A single RESTful API that abstracts ACH, FedNow, wire, and stablecoin rails, enabling companies to send and receive money, manage accounts, and reconcile in real time. - **Programmable Accounts**: Virtual account creation and management with a real-time ledger for tracking balances, deposits, and transfers. - **Stablecoin Orchestration**: On‑ and off‑ramp stablecoin transactions (e.g., USDC) alongside traditional fiat rails, with built‑in compliance. - **Wallet Infrastructure**: Digital wallet support for holding and moving both fiat and stablecoins under one ledger. - **B2B Invoicing & Cross‑Border Payments**: Unified payments for invoicing, global USD accounts, and multi‑currency collections/payouts. - **Embedded Solutions for Marketplaces, Payroll, Lending, Card Issuing & Rewards**: Pre‑built modules that let platforms embed payment capabilities without rebuilding back‑end infrastructure. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$183M** (across Pre‑Seed, Seed, Series A, and two Series C rounds). The company reports having processed **over $600 billion in payments** (website) – though LinkedIn cites “over $400 billion” (likely an earlier figure). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Benchmark (led Series A), Altimeter Capital (led Series C), Salesforce Ventures, and several other institutional investors. Acqui‑hire of Beam. - **Growth Signals**: - Launched stablecoin orchestration and global USD accounts, indicating expansion into crypto‑native and cross‑border use cases. - Active job postings: **17 open roles** as of mid‑2026, with monthly postings up 21.4% and yearly postings up 325% – suggesting renewed headcount growth after a significant reduction (headcount dropped 39.6% YoY to ~98 employees). - Multiple industry‑focused solutions (payroll, lending, card issuing) signal product‑led expansion. ## Competitive Advantages - **Dual‑rail platform**: Unlike competitors that focus solely on fiat (e.g., Plaid, Finicity) or solely on crypto (e.g., Circle), Modern Treasury unifies fiat and stablecoin rails in a single API with a real‑time ledger. - **Proven scale**: Over $600B in payments processed, used by “hundreds of organizations” including leading enterprises and financial institutions. - **Compliance built‑in**: Automated compliance workflows for both fiat and stablecoin transactions reduce regulatory burden for clients. - **Developer experience**: “One API, go live in days, not months” with best‑in‑class developer tools and documentation. - **Uptime guarantee**: 99.99% uptime for core platform. ## Strategic Focus - **Stablecoin leadership**: Betting heavily on stablecoin regulatory clarity to become the default infrastructure for companies that want to offer both fiat and crypto payments. - **Global expansion**: Enabling cross‑border payments and USD accounts for international businesses, reducing reliance on correspondent banking. - **Platform depth**: Adding vertical‑specific modules (payroll, lending, card issuing) to move up‑stack and increase wallet share with existing customers. - **Go‑to‑market efficiency**: After a period of contraction (headcount down ~40% YoY), the company is re‑hiring selectively, focusing on engineering, security, and customer success roles. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “principled operators solving some of the hardest problems in money movement.” The team values “trust, curiosity, and constructive feedback” and moves fast while thinking deeply. - **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Offices in San Francisco (77 Geary St.) and New York (184 Fifth Ave.). The presence of at least one employee in Spain suggests some remote flexibility, but the majority of roles appear to be US‑based with an expectation of in‑office presence in SF or NYC. - **Notable perks**: - Unlimited PTO - Comprehensive healthcare (HMO, PPO, dental, vision) - 16 weeks paid parental leave - Family planning resources (Carrot) - Home office stipend & books/learning stipend - 401(k) through Fidelity - Charitable donation matching - **Engineering culture**: Strong developer tooling focus; the engineering team (43 people) works on ledgering, APIs, security, and stablecoin infrastructure. Recent job openings include multiple Software Engineer (Security) and Infrastructure roles, indicating investment in reliability and trust. - **Rating**: 3.5/5 on employer rating (42 reviews) – with highest marks for Work‑Life Balance (4.2) and Culture (4.0), lowest for Career Development (3.3). The recent VP of People departure (Feb 2026) may signal organizational change. ## Sources 1. [moderntreasury.com](https://www.moderntreasury.com/) 2. [moderntreasury.com/about](https://www.moderntreasury.com/about) 3. [LinkedIn – Modern Treasury](https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-treasury) 4. [moderntreasury.com/solutions](https://www.moderntreasury.com/solutions) 5. 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