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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 5 days Lithic's roles stay open a median of 21 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 91% of Lithic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Lithic
- high 4 stale, 2 reposted of 11 open
- Hiring momentum
- 16 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Lithic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Lithic.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Card Authorization team at Lithic, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining real-time systems that ensure accurate and efficient card authorization decisions. Your role includes writing scalable and secure code, building customer-facing features related to fraud prevention, and improving system reliability. You will also lead projects from planning to launch and participate in an on-call rotation to support system operations.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Lithic as an employer.
What you need
- 4+ years building production backend systems
- Experience in or desire to learn Rust
- Ability to understand systems written in Python and Java
- Strong written communication skills
- Experience working in a remote, async-first team
- Comfort with designing systems from scratch and owning the product development process end-to-end
Nice to have
- Full stack experience
- Interest and experience in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity
- Experience or interest in payments, fintech, fraud prevention
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and align diverse perspectives
What you get
- Unlimited PTO
- 12-weeks fully paid parental leave
- 4-Week Fully Paid Sabbatical (earned at your 5-year anniversary)
- Work From Anywhere: work from anywhere in the world 4-weeks each year
- 3% cashback on card purchases with your complimentary Privacy.com employee account
- Health, vision, and dental insurance; HSA Contribution Match
Worth weighing
- No salary listed for locations outside the US, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic
- Candidates must be located in specific countries; no visa sponsorship offered
- The role involves navigating ambiguity, which may require strong problem-solving skills
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Listed by Lithic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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