Payments Systems Software Engineer

Who We Are:

At Favorited, we are redefining mobile live-streaming as a fully interactive, gamified experience. We’re dedicated to fostering deeper connections between creators and their communities through play, and ensuring that creators are compensated well in the process.

Our App:

• iOS
• Android

Apply to This Position If You:

• Have a passion for building reliable and scalable payment systems that solve real-world problems.
• Enjoy collaborating with product and finance teams to ensure seamless user experiences.
• Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where your contributions have a direct impact.
• Take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Want to be part of a team that empowers creators and innovates in mobile live-streaming.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about building innovative systems that enable creators to be compensated fairly.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with a strong ability to troubleshoot and debug issues.
• Excited by the opportunity to take ownership of mission-critical features.
• A quick learner who can adapt to shifting priorities and technologies.

What You Will Do:

As a Payments Systems Software Engineer at Favorited, you will play a key role in building and maintaining the payment and billing systems that power our mobile live-streaming platform. This includes taking over critical logic for billing, payouts calculations, and the associated UI systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth, seamless payment processes for our creators and users.

Responsibilities include:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining billing and payouts logic for our mobile platform.
• Building and optimizing user-facing payment UI systems using React and TypeScript.
• Integrating and managing payment systems with Stripe and App Store in-app payments.
• Identifying and mitigating payment failure modes, ensuring reliability and accuracy.
• Partnering with product, finance, and backend teams to streamline payouts and billing flows.
• Troubleshooting, testing, and iterating on features in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

What We Are Looking for:

We are seeking a proactive engineer with a deep understanding of payment systems and the experience to build and maintain mission-critical billing infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise along with a solutions-oriented mindset.

• Proficiency in React and TypeScript for front-end development.
• Hands-on experience with Stripe and App Store in-app payments systems.
• Strong knowledge of payment failure modes and their mitigation strategies.
• Familiarity with corporate finance basics and payout systems is a plus.
• Experience in building, scaling, and maintaining payment or billing platforms.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment.
• A collaborative, problem-solving attitude with excellent communication skills.

Where You’ll Work

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Santa Monica, CA. You will work 2-3 days per week in our office, collaborating closely with a passionate and talented team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health Insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Company holidays