Highnote
Highnote is an innovative card issuer platform established to transform customer engagement and revenue through embedded financial services.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- John MacIlwaine
About
What started as a vision to reshape embedded finance has blossomed into Highnote, the world’s most modern card issuer processor and program management platform. Founded in 2020, Highnote emerged from a deep desire to enhance customer experiences in the ever-evolving landscape of financial technology. With a dedicated team of over 105 talented professionals, and backed by $104 million in funding, we have set out to redefine how businesses connect with their customers through seamless card issuance and financial services. Our platform provides an all-in-one solution that serves various business needs, from compliance to customer support, ensuring that every integration is as smooth and flexible as possible. Distinguished by its developer-friendly GraphQL API, Highnote empowers companies to launch virtual and physical payment cards quickly, giving them unparalleled control and customization. This flexibility enables businesses to adapt their financial offerings according to fast-changing consumer preferences while ensuring safety and compliance across all transactions. By taking a customer-centric approach, our values guide us towards fostering a culture of intentional inclusion and operational excellence, ultimately benefiting our clients and the wider community.
Open positions
Principal Software Engineer
Principal Software Engineer at Highnote, an embedded finance card issuing and processing platform, building secure, compliant payments platform products — mostly in Java — with strong use of AI-powered development tools. Hybrid role based in San Francisco with in-office days Monday–Thursday; salary range $190k–$240k plus equity.
Principal Software Engineer - Data Platform
Principal engineer on Highnote's Data Platform team, designing and building secure, scalable data platforms and pipelines (mostly in Java and Python) to power product/customer data needs and data-driven decisions. Hybrid role based in San Francisco; stack spans Kafka/PubSub/Kinesis, BigQuery/Snowflake, Spanner/Postgres, and AI-assisted development tools.
Head of Finance
About Highnote Founded in 2020 by a team of leaders from Braintree, PayPal, and Lending Club, Highnote is an embedded finance company that sets the standard in modern card platform management. As an all-in-one card…
Senior Account Executive - Issuing
About Highnote Founded in 2020 by a team of leaders from Braintree, PayPal, and Lending Club, Highnote is an embedded finance company that sets the standard in modern card platform management. As an all-in-one card…
Senior Technical Writer
Own and scale developer documentation for an embedded finance platform, writing API references, guides, and tutorials while integrating AI workflows to keep docs in sync with the GraphQL-based card-issuing API.