Senior Software Engineer
Linden LabSan Francisco, California, United States
Posted June 16, 2025
143000 - 193000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Linden Lab develops virtual world platforms like Second Life and enables user-created virtual experiences.
Job Description
Linden Lab is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to own, maintain, and continuously modernize our payments and billing infrastructure. The role will follow a hybrid schedule, requiring in-office presence at our San Francisco office from Monday to Thursday, with an occasional additional day on-site as needed.
Requirements
- 5+ years backend software engineering experience
- Strong Python skills and proficiency in SQL
- Experience building and maintaining APIs, especially for server-side systems
- Experience in payments, billing, or real money movement—ideally with providers like PayPal, Stripe, or similar
- Comfortable working in, refactoring, and maintaining legacy codebases (e.g. PHP, Perl)
- Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and infrastructure as code (CloudFormation or equivalent)
- Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across hybrid teams
- High sense of ownership and ability to independently drive projects
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans
- Generous benefits package
- Equity Incentive Plan (EIP)
- Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan (EIP)