About the position
Join a high-impact engineering team driving innovation in real-time payments. As a Payments Software Engineer, you’ll build scalable, cloud-native applications using modern Java frameworks and open-source tools. You’ll collaborate with product owners and cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, secure, and high-performing solutions that power the future of digital payments. This role is ideal for engineers with a strong foundation in software development who are eager to deepen their expertise in cloud platforms, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy modern Java-based applications using cloud-native patterns and tools.
- Lead and contribute to the full software development lifecycle: from concept and design to testing, deployment, and support.
- Collaborate with product owners to refine user stories and deliver high-quality, working software in an Agile environment.
- Implement robust unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Build and maintain observability into applications using logging, metrics, and alerting tools.
- Ensure security and compliance are embedded into every stage of the development process.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decisions.
- Support production systems and troubleshoot complex issues in real-time environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and four to seven years of experience or equivalent education and software engineering training or experience.
- In-depth knowledge in information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement IT best practices.
- Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function.
- Ability to plan and manage projects and solve complex problems by applying best practices.
- Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates. Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information.
Nice-to-haves
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Experience building and scaling enterprise-grade applications using Java and Spring Boot.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with event-driven and microservices architectures.
- Experience with messaging systems such as MQ, JMS, or Kafka.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, OpenAPI specifications, and service-oriented architecture.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools like Git, Maven, Jenkins, and automated testing frameworks.
- Solid knowledge of relational databases (SQL, stored procedures, data modeling).
- Exposure to observability tools and practices (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment.
- Tax-preferred savings accounts.
- 401k plan.
- No less than 10 days of vacation during the first year of employment.
- 10 sick days.
- Paid holidays.
- Defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan may be available.
