Senior Software Engineer

Neon is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in New York, United States. It pays $170k-$190k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Neon.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
The listed pay starts close to the typical software engineer posting on Level.
Tools and skills the posting cites include React and TypeScript.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 3 other open roles at Neon.

AI in this role

Lead development of full-stack payment and commerce products for game creators.

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About Neon

Neon is a global payments and e-commerce platform designed to help game publishers earn more money and independence from app stores. We believe commerce should be open and transparent: clear decisions, actionable insights, and aligned incentives. Founded by payments, fintech and gaming veterans, Neon focuses on product and partnership excellence: we share the playbook, co-pilot decisions, and abstract away risk and complexity for our customers. We’re replacing old-school, black-box relics with clear, modern, and developer-centric infrastructure.

As an early team member, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and scale Neon’s product and culture, making a direct impact on our growth and success. You’ll join a collaborative, diverse team from world-class companies like Apple, Affirm, Unity, and Visa, backed by renowned VC's including Thrive, a16z, Griffin Gaming, Ribbit, and Renegade. If you want to build disruptive technology, challenge the status quo, and help game creators thrive on their own terms, read on.

About the Role

Neon is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will help lead the development of one of our key work streams. As a design-minded engineer, you’ll bring ideas to life on a blank canvas, turning concepts into functional, beautiful products. You’ll be involved in the full stack of the technology, working hands-on to build and scale a core product that accelerates financial independence for game creators.

What You’ll Do

Develop and maintain both front‑end and back‑end components of the product
Collaborate closely with product leaders, designers, and fellow engineers to define, design, and ship new features
Ensure features are scalable, performant, secure, and user-friendly
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, participate in code reviews, maintain documentation

What We Look For

5+ years software engineering experience.
Full-stack background, with strong focuses on React and TypeScript.
Excited about learning new things and flexing across the stack as the team evolves alongside you.
Highly productive, able to take ownership of key initiatives and deliver results.
Experience leading teams or projects and enjoy helping others level up their skills.
Able to work from our office in New York City

Join Neon. Shape the Future of Gaming.

How we rate this

Senior Software Engineer at Neon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Software Engineer is an open job at Neon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $170k-$190k a year.
The role is based in New York City.
The job was posted on July 15, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Neon. Apply on Neon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

ReactTypeScript

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Pay

This job starts at: $170k
Typical software engineer job: $168k

This posting starts close to the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs

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