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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Accounts & Ledgering - **Company:** Transparent Search Group - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $275,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, SQL Databases, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Stripe, Restful APIs, Dynatrace - **Published:** September 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us0425c9d2ddd6cdf6d2638a69333cf84e ## About the Role * 8+ years building backend systems, including 3+ years designing and operating financial systems from 0 to 1 * Hands-on experience building a double-entry payment ledger * Deep expertise in payments, billing, reconciliation, ledgers or accounting * Immutable, event-oriented data modeling where correctness is non-negotiable * Strong Python, PostgreSQL and SQL Nice to Have * Healthcare revenue cycle, insurance remittance (835/ERA) or bank reconciliation experience ## Description Commure is hiring a Staff Software Engineer (8+ years backend, 3+ years building financial systems from 0 to 1) who has built a double-entry payment ledger and has deep expertise in accounts and ledgering: payments, billing, reconciliation, ledgers or accounting. You will own the full architecture of money-critical systems at scale, with immutable, event-oriented data models where correctness is non-negotiable. What You Will Do * Design and operate a double-entry payment ledger and the next-generation account and ledger model, with invariants that make it structurally impossible to "print money". * Own the full money path: insurance ledger, posting and adjustment engines, patient account ledgers, bank reconciliation and AR reporting. * Reconcile billed charges, payer remittances, bank deposits and financial reports, and surface discrepancies before customers do. * Scale idempotent, explainable posting pipelines using negation/reversal semantics. * Operate money-critical systems on very large Postgres tables with safe migrations, projections, backfills and incident response. * Set the bar for observability and operational readiness, and mentor senior and staff engineers., Python, PostgreSQL, event-driven architecture, SQL, REST APIs, distributed tracing, CDC, bank APIs, BAI2, OCR REVENUE: 20% of first-year salary. Est. fee per hire $42K-$55K; 1 seat(s). TARGET COMPANIES (suggested): Epic, athenahealth, Candid Health, Stripe, Modern Treasury, Waystar. BEST-FIT CANDIDATE: 8+ (3+ fin systems) yrs; built double-entry ledger; payments/reconciliation; Python + Postgres; visa: transfers only; location: hybrid MV/SF/LA/NYC., Staff AI Engineer At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an industry leader in using machin… + 10 hours ago, Senior Staff AI Engineer (Remote Eligible) At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an indust… + 11 hours ago, Staff AI Engineer (Remote Eligible) At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. 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