Software Engineer – Payments

SteerBridge Strategies is a modern technology company delivering innovative, mission‑focused solutions to the U.S. Government and private sector. Leveraging deep expertise in federal acquisition, digital transformation, and emerging technologies, we deliver agile, commercial‑grade capabilities that accelerate operational effectiveness and drive measurable mission success.

At the core of SteerBridge is our people—especially the veterans whose leadership, problem‑solving mindset, and commitment to excellence elevate every project we support. We don’t simply hire exceptional talent; we cultivate it, creating meaningful career pathways for veterans, military spouses, and professionals who share our passion for advancing technology and strengthening the missions we serve.

POSITION OVERVIEW

SteerBridge is seeking a Software Engineer to support SteerFi, a scalable, VA-integrated payments platform used to issue Secure Cards to Veterans. This role focuses on building and maintaining backend services that ingest VA beneficiary files, coordinate card issuance with banking and processing partners, and operate securely within a federal compliance environment (AWS GovCloud).

The engineer will work directly with architects, product owners, and compliance stakeholders to ensure the system reliably supports beneficiary file processing, card issuance workflows, third-party financial integrations, and auditability required for government payment systems.

Unlike a purely feature-delivery role, this position requires the ability to move fluidly between hands-on implementation and system design — someone who can both write production code and reason about the architecture, security, and compliance implications of a regulated payments system.

SteerBridge applies proven architectural patterns — service isolation, secure third-party integration boundaries, and infrastructure segmented for GovCloud versus commercial cloud — to structure, validate, and operationalize payments data. Engineering here ensures these patterns translate into a reliable, secure, and auditable platform for a high-consequence financial workflow serving Veterans.

This is a hybrid position based in Vienna, VA.

Platform Development

Design, build, and maintain automated reconciliation processes matching transaction records across the platform, issuing bank, and card processor

Develop and maintain integrations with third-party financial partners (issuing bank, card processor, card network) via REST APIs, SFTP files (and other file-based integrations), and webhook-based event handling.

Contribute to architecture decisions for shared services (e.g., integration servers) that isolate third-party dependencies from core GovCloud systems

Data Integrity and Financial Accuracy

Ensure accurate handling of file-based and API-based settlement data from banking and processing partners

Build safeguards against data loss, duplication, and processing errors

Support root-cause investigation when discrepancies arise in production

Systems and Compliance Collaboration

Work closely with engineers maintaining upstream systems (card issuance, VA file ingestion) to ensure reconciliation inputs are complete and correctly formatted

Partner with finance and compliance stakeholders to ensure reconciliation processes meet audit and reporting requirements

Support documentation of reconciliation logic and controls for security questionnaires and compliance packages (e.g., BCP/BIA)

Participate in backlog refinement and design reviews

Domain and Process Analysis

Analyze workflows to identify opportunities for automation and reduced manual review

Evaluate practices against industry standards for payments and card issuance platforms

U.S. Citizenship required

5+ years of experience in professional software engineering experience

Strong experience with full stack development (postgres, express, react, node, or similar stacks)

Experience working with financial transaction data, settlement files, or ledger-based systems

Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including architects, finance/compliance stakeholders, and other engineers

Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical and financial logic to both technical and non-technical audiences

Experience integrating with third-party APIs, including authentication, webhooks, and event-driven architectures

Familiarity with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, Secrets Manager)

• Experience with payments, fintech, or card issuance platforms
• Experience with financial reconciliation, ACH processing, or bank settlement systems
• Experience with Figma or similar prototyping tools
• Experience with AI as a tool for engineers (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, Lovable)
• Experience contributing to or supporting compliance documentation (BCP/BIA, security questionnaires, audit reports)

SteerBridge Strategies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants and employees are treated with respect and dignity—regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require assistance during the application process, we encourage you to reach out so we can support your needs.