Senior Software Engineer - Risk Team
Green Dot · Los Angeles, CA
About this role
Green Dot is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Los Angeles, CA. The posting calls out experience with SQL, REST APIs, Azure, Git. Compensation is listed at $121,400–$173,300 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Posted
- Apr 24, 2026
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Job description
from Green Dot careersWe’re looking for talented professionals to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips.
This position is classified as structured hybrid, with an expectation of a minimum of three (3) days per week working in the office and flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days. On-site expectations may evolve over time to support business needs, with clear communication provided in advance.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Location Requirement
This position is open only to candidates who currently reside in one of the following approved locations:
Los Angeles, CA
Job Summary
Green Dot Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Risk Team, focusing on building scalable, secure, and resilient systems that support fraud detection, risk scoring, and compliance automation.
Key Responsibilities
Architect and develop backend services and APIs to support risk operations including fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and compliance workflows.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including InfoSec, Data Science, and Compliance to ensure seamless integration and performance of risk tools.
Lead technical initiatives to improve SLA adherence, incident management, and root cause analysis systems.
Implement intelligent testing frameworks that auto-generate test cases, predict bugs, and enable self-healing.
Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
Leads the creation of test strategy, test planning, and test execution related to all aspects of testing like functional, integration, systems, end-to-end testing, accessibility, database validations and automation.
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