Where can I be based if I join Mercury?

Mercury is remote-first and opens most roles to anyone in the United States or Canada. Some roles are US-only, including sales and SDR positions, certain compliance and audit roles, and weekend support. You can also work from Mercury's offices in San Francisco, New York, and Portland, Oregon by choice, and there is a Dublin, Ireland office for EMEA customer-support roles. Each posting lists its own location eligibility, so check the specific role you are interested in.

How does Mercury approach pay and equity?

Mercury publishes a salary range on every job posting and bases offers on your experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers. Pay is geo-adjusted between countries: a senior engineering role, for example, recently listed roughly $167K to $208K in the United States versus about CAD 157K to 197K in Canada. Every employee also receives equity as stock options or RSUs, and RSU grants vest over six years with no cliff, with a seven-year window to exercise after you leave.

What benefits and stipends does Mercury offer?

On top of medical, dental, and vision coverage, Mercury offers 12 or more weeks of paid parental leave and fertility, hormonal-health, and family-forming benefits through Carrot. Retirement matching runs up to 4 percent of base salary through a 401(k), or an RRSP for Canadian employees. Remote-friendly stipends include a $600 home-office equipment setup, a $100 weekly food budget, a $100 monthly wellness budget, a $50 monthly phone reimbursement, and a $1,000 annual learning and development budget.

What is Mercury's culture like, and who tends to do well there?

Mercury runs on six stated values: Think actively, Be super helpful, Act with humility, Appreciate quality, Focus on the outcome, and Build relentlessly. In practice that looks like curiosity and experimentation, going out of your way to help teammates, and taking ownership of results while leaving ego at the door. People who want high autonomy and direct impact, and who care about craft and building things that last, tend to thrive here.

What are the working hours and collaboration style like?

Mercury has not published async-first practices such as no-meeting days or documentation-first norms, so expect a fairly synchronous, real-time way of working with meaningful overlap with your teammates. Its offices in San Francisco, New York, and Portland anchor US time zones, and roles run across US and Canadian time zones. Engineering teams are described as autonomous and close-knit, so there is real self-direction within that synchronous default.

What does Mercury's engineering stack look like?

Beyond the Haskell backend, Mercury builds its web frontend in TypeScript and React, its iOS app in Swift, and its Android app in Kotlin, on Postgres with AWS infrastructure managed through Nix and Terraform. The data and AI tooling spans Snowflake and BigQuery pipelines and several large language model providers, so engineers work across a modern, type-forward stack rather than a legacy fintech one.

Where can I be based if I join Mercury?

Mercury is remote-first and opens most roles to anyone in the United States or Canada. Some roles are US-only, including sales and SDR positions, certain compliance and audit roles, and weekend support. You can also work from Mercury's offices in San Francisco, New York, and Portland, Oregon by choice, and there is a Dublin, Ireland office for EMEA customer-support roles. Each posting lists its own location eligibility, so check the specific role you are interested in.

How does Mercury approach pay and equity?

Mercury publishes a salary range on every job posting and bases offers on your experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers. Pay is geo-adjusted between countries: a senior engineering role, for example, recently listed roughly $167K to $208K in the United States versus about CAD 157K to 197K in Canada. Every employee also receives equity as stock options or RSUs, and RSU grants vest over six years with no cliff, with a seven-year window to exercise after you leave.

What benefits and stipends does Mercury offer?

On top of medical, dental, and vision coverage, Mercury offers 12 or more weeks of paid parental leave and fertility, hormonal-health, and family-forming benefits through Carrot. Retirement matching runs up to 4 percent of base salary through a 401(k), or an RRSP for Canadian employees. Remote-friendly stipends include a $600 home-office equipment setup, a $100 weekly food budget, a $100 monthly wellness budget, a $50 monthly phone reimbursement, and a $1,000 annual learning and development budget.

What is Mercury's culture like, and who tends to do well there?

Mercury runs on six stated values: Think actively, Be super helpful, Act with humility, Appreciate quality, Focus on the outcome, and Build relentlessly. In practice that looks like curiosity and experimentation, going out of your way to help teammates, and taking ownership of results while leaving ego at the door. People who want high autonomy and direct impact, and who care about craft and building things that last, tend to thrive here.

What are the working hours and collaboration style like?

Mercury has not published async-first practices such as no-meeting days or documentation-first norms, so expect a fairly synchronous, real-time way of working with meaningful overlap with your teammates. Its offices in San Francisco, New York, and Portland anchor US time zones, and roles run across US and Canadian time zones. Engineering teams are described as autonomous and close-knit, so there is real self-direction within that synchronous default.

What does Mercury's engineering stack look like?

Beyond the Haskell backend, Mercury builds its web frontend in TypeScript and React, its iOS app in Swift, and its Android app in Kotlin, on Postgres with AWS infrastructure managed through Nix and Terraform. The data and AI tooling spans Snowflake and BigQuery pipelines and several large language model providers, so engineers work across a modern, type-forward stack rather than a legacy fintech one.

Senior IT Auditor

Mercury

Fully Remote

Job Description

Mercury is building a complete finance stack for startups. We work hard to create the easiest and safest banking* experience possible to simplify entrepreneurs' and business owners’ financial lives. To accomplish this mission, not only do we have to build/maintain a magical banking platform but must also develop and uphold the trust and safety of our customers and the financial industry. To contribute to this effort, we’re looking to hire a Senior IT Auditor to support the efforts of our Internal Audit function at Mercury in the execution of our audit plan. You’ll help drive audits internally within Mercury as well as support audits being conducted externally by partners and third parties. In this role, you’ll perform hands-on IT and security audits, assess Mercury’s technology risks and controls, and work cross-functionally to improve Mercury’s control environment.

*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.

As part of the journey, we would expect you to:

Assist in identifying, analyzing, and assessing risk, specifically IT, cybersecurity, and data security related, throughout Mercury
Scope and plan multiple audits across Mercury products and operations
Conduct process walkthroughs and execute audit testing to confirm the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls
Assess compliance with Mercury’s compliance obligations
Socialize, document, and report audit issues identified
Collaborate with teams to develop appropriate action plans, track audit issue remediation, and conduct issue follow up testing
Other duties as assigned

Some things that might make you successful in a role like this:

Have experience scoping and planning new, complex audits
Be comfortable conducting walkthroughs, creating audit test plans, and executing internal controls testing
Be comfortable using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to support your day to day workflows
Have experience working with financial services companies, and have a working knowledge of laws, regulations and risk management standards for financial services
Familiarity with IT control frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT)
Have exposure to cloud environments (e.g., AWS) and related security controls
Experience with security and threat assessments
Have the ability to quickly grasp and understand complex business processes
Be able to build relationships/partnerships and work cross-functionally to drive time-sensitive deliverables, issues tracking, and reporting
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Be able to manage their own schedule to ensure deadlines are met
Be a self-starter, someone who likes to innovate and think about how we can do things differently to be more efficient and effective

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.

Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $132,400 - $165,500 USD
US employees outside of New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $119,200 - $149,000 USD
Canadian employees (any location): CAD $125,100 - $156,400

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

Health Insurance

Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and dependents.

Dental Insurance

Dental insurance coverage for employees and dependents.

Vision Insurance

Vision insurance coverage for employees and dependents.

Life Insurance

Employer-provided life insurance coverage.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Pre-tax flexible spending account for healthcare expenses.

Wellness Programs

$100 monthly wellness budget (~$1,200 annually) usable for gym, yoga, meditation classes, fitness apps, or anything that supports wellbeing.

Financial

401(k) / Retirement Plan

401(k) for US employees and RRSP for Canadian employees, with regional retirement plan options available.

401(k) Match

100% match on the first 4% of base salary contributed to 401(k) or RRSP.

Equity / RSUs

Total rewards include base salary and equity in the form of stock options or RSUs, with grant type varying by role.

Pay Transparency

Salary and equity ranges published on every job posting, with separate US and Canada bands. Compensation methodology is disclosed: ranges updated regularly using SaaS/fintech survey data, geo-adjusted, and balanced against internal pay equity.

Time Off

Sabbatical

Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year tenure mark.

Unlimited PTO

Unlimited vacation policy paired with a mandatory minimum that employees must take.

Minimum PTO Requirement

Mercury requires employees to take a minimum number of vacation days each year, on top of its unlimited PTO policy.

Paid Holidays

Paid company holidays observed throughout the year.

Remote & Equipment

Home Office Stipend

A $600 one-time budget covers a custom work-from-home equipment setup, alongside a separate $50 monthly cellphone reimbursement.

Company Equipment

Company provides standard work equipment, supplemented by the $600 custom WFH setup stipend.

Meal Stipend

Weekly $100 food budget (~$5,200 annually) for all employees.

Company Offsites / Retreats

Annual company retreats so the distributed team can meet in person, plus team trips and regular office events.

Family & Care

Fertility Benefits

Inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits provided through Carrot Fertility.

Parental Leave

12 or more weeks of paid parental leave, published as a single figure that applies the same way to every parent with no maternity or paternity split.

Caregiver Policy

Paid family medical leave for caregiving responsibilities.

Professional Growth

Learning & Development Budget

$1,000 annual learning and development budget for courses, books, conferences, and skill building. Tuition reimbursement also available.

Culture & Perks

Volunteer Time Off

Paid time off to volunteer for charitable causes.

Free Snacks & Drinks

Free tea, beverages, lunch, and snacks provided in Mercury offices (San Francisco, New York, Portland) for employees who choose to work onsite.

Team Events & Social Budget

Regular office events, team trips, and company-sponsored outings as part of an intentional employee experience program.

Job Description

As part of the journey, we would expect you to:

Some things that might make you successful in a role like this:

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

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