Software Engineer
US$163,500 – US$190,000 / yr base salary
Posted 6 Jul 2026
Advertised as “Senior Software Engineer”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | US$163,500 – US$190,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Science, Software Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
How do you want to pay? It’s a question you’ve answered on-screen or in-person thousands of times, but your choices have always been limited. Imagine the flexibility to pay however you want – card, QR code, credit, installments, debit, multiple currencies, reward points, or a combination of any of these - all on the same Account. Sound impossible? Episode Six makes the seemingly impossible happen every day.
We’re a global provider of API-based issuer processing and ledger infrastructure. We’re 100% cloud-native, hyper-configurable, and a “Top 10 Place to Work in Fintech.” And we’re changing how people think about payments.
Today, we’re powering payments for some of the world’s largest banks and numerous innovative fintechs. E6 is headquartered in Austin with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Brisbane, and London. We provide technology for clients in 24 countries on four continents. Since 2018 when we launched with HSBC, we have grown more than 10x.
Interested in redefining what’s possible in payments? Join Episode Six today.
What we’re hiring for:
Position: Senior Software Engineer
Company: Episode Six North America Corporation
Job site address: 201 West 5th St, Ste 1100, Austin, TX 78701 [and working remotely within Texas]
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field or foreign equivalent.
- 7 years of experience working as a Java developer.
- 6 years of experience in Java Enterprise software development.
- 5 years of experience in Java and JVM memory and performance tuning. Mastery with Lambdas, Generics, and other data structures such as Map, List, Set.
- 5 years of experience in Spring Framework or equivalent.
- 5 years of experience in commonly used Design Patterns and advanced algorithm design for high-throughput systems.
- 4 years of experience in concurrent programming (e.g., Actor Model, Java CompletableFuture, thread pool Executors) for real-time transaction systems.
- 4 years of experience in Hibernate or equivalent JPA frameworks, optimizing query performance.
- 4 years of experience with relational databases, i.e., MySQL, Oracle, DB2, or MS SQL, and NoSQL databases, i.e. Cassandra or MongoDB.
- 2 years of experience ensuring compliance in software development.
- 3 years of experience leading cross-functional teams or mentoring engineers in a fintech environment.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: