Solutions Architect - Payments

Permanent employee, Full-time · US Remote

150,000 - 250,000 $ per year

About the role

Interop Labs, the core development team behind the Axelar network, is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect – Payments to help design and implement interoperability solutions for next-generation stablecoin and digital payment use cases. This individual will collaborate with technical and business stakeholders across protocol engineering, product, and external partner teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions that unlock new forms of payment infrastructure onchain and across chains.

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of financial infrastructure and decentralized technology. The ideal candidate has deep technical knowledge of legacy and modern payments infrastructure, understands regulatory and operational constraints in global money movement, and is passionate about shaping the future of programmable payments.

Your responsibilities

Lead architectural design and technical integration for stablecoin issuers, PSPs, wallets, and fintechs using the Axelar network
Translate complex payment and treasury workflows into secure, scalable cross-chain implementations
Serve as the technical liaison for partners, translating between business requirements and protocol capabilities
Create and maintain technical documentation, SDK references, and demo applications for payment-related use cases
Collaborate closely with protocol, product, and BD teams to define key feature requirements and feedback loops
Support go-to-market efforts with solution diagrams, reference architectures, and integration plans
Represent Interop Labs in technical forums, partner calls, and developer communities focused on digital payments

Your profile

10+ years of experience in technical solution architecture or engineering roles at global payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure companies
Deep understanding of payment processing flows, settlement systems, compliance (KYC, AML), and FX/liquidity operations
Familiarity with stablecoin ecosystems, blockchain protocols, and smart contract platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Cosmos SDK)
Hands-on experience designing or implementing APIs and SDKs for payment or treasury products
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly with product managers and enterprise clients
Ability to design for resilience, latency sensitivity, and compliance constraints
Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment with cross-functional teams

Bonus

Experience with cross-border payment rails, CBDCs, or tokenized money platforms
Understanding of MPC custody models or blockchain interoperability stacks

Why us?

Autonomous, distributed environment with the opportunity to work collaboratively in a diverse team across the world
The scope to contribute to high impact work and really make a difference in a decentralized protocol
The chance to challenge yourself whilst learning heaps of stuff in the process.
Unlimited time off throughout the year to rest and recharge
Competitive compensation with stock options, experiencing growth from the initial phase

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About us

Interop Labs builds interoperability technology.

Interoperability between blockchains is crucial technology infrastructure for the growth of Web3 and the advancement of internet technology as a whole. Interop Labs is the initial developer of Axelar Network - the programmable Web3 interoperability platform, scaling the next generation of internet applications to billions of users. Axelar network's key attributes are programmability, security and scalability.

Axelar (https://axelar.network) has raised over $100 million from leading VCs including DCVC, Galaxy, Polychain, Dragonfly, Coinbase, and more. Its diverse partner ecosystem spans industry heavyweights such as Ripple, Circle, dYdX, Uniswap, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, and others—underscoring Axelar’s unique market position and opportunity in unifying stacks between traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems. Axelar protocol was founded by Sergey Gorbunov (MIT PhD, UWaterloo Professor) and Georgios Vlachos (MIT MSc, Math Gold Medalist), who previously helped to build and launch Algorand.

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