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# Backend Developer (Payments)

- **Company:** Plan A Technologies
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Cloud Engineering, Cron, Relational Databases, Monitoring of Systems, PostgreSQL, Message Broker, Netsuite, Oracle (Applications), Query Optimization, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Data Streaming, Transaction Processing (Computing), ReactJS, System Availability, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Stripe, Kubernetes, Production Code, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Data Pipelines, Golang
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=50d783f6944214fb

## About the Role

Plan A Technologies is looking for a Backend Developer with experience in payments systems to join our team. In this role, you will focus on building, scaling, and maintaining high-performance transaction processing systems and backend infrastructure. While this is primarily a Backend position, full-stack capabilities are a welcome asset. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex financial and technical requirements into robust, secure, and production-ready code.

Please note: you must have at least 7+ years of experience with Golang to be considered for this role., * 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.

 * Strong experience developing backend systems using Go (Golang).
 * Proven experience working with event streaming and message brokers using Kafka.
 * Demonstrated experience handling relational databases, complex schema design, and query optimization using PostgreSQL.
 * Hands-on experience designing and managing containerized scheduled tasks using Kubernetes (K8s) cron.
 * Core expertise in building backend systems, with Full-Stack (FS) capability considered a strong plus.
 * Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
 * Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
 * Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
 * Initiative and drive to do great things.

Nice to Have

 * Prior experience with payments and financial platforms such as Stripe, NetSuite, or Oracle.
 * Experience with cloud-native monitoring and observability platforms like Chronosphere.
 * Proficiency with Java (backend) or React (frontend).

## Description

* Design, develop, and maintain secure, reliable backend services for transaction processing, ledgers, and financial integrations.
 * Implement real-time data pipelines, manage event-driven architectures, and optimize relational database schemas.
 * Design and manage distributed, containerized cron jobs and background workflows for processing scheduled financial data.
 * Identify system bottlenecks, optimize end-to-end application performance, and ensure high availability of core services.
 * Partner with product managers, finance teams, and other engineering stakeholders to deliver comprehensive, high-quality software solutions.


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