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We sit directly in the merchant's payment flow - across Shopify, BigCommerce, and custom integrations - handle the Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN) and compliance workflow behind the scenes, and get partners live in days, not months. Thousands of brands already run on our infrastructure, and the integration surface is one of the most strategically important parts of the company: it's where revenue, merchant experience, and compliance all meet.\nAbout the Team\nThe Merchants & Integrations team owns the integration surface. This is the team that builds and maintains our payment app, our merchant-facing APIs, and the integrations that connect Truemed to the e-commerce platforms and payment gateways our partners already use. The work is equal parts deep systems engineering - the data model, payment flows, gateway behavior across platforms - and direct contact with the merchants and partners who depend on it.\nThe Role\nWe're hiring a Tech Lead / Manager to lead this team directly. 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