Senior Software Engineer, Payments Platform

Airwallex
Amsterdam, Netherlands
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Amazon Cloudfront Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Cloud Computing Continuous Integration Distributed Data Store Distributed Systems Payment Systems Hazelcast Oracle (Applications) Prometheus
+16 more
Systems Integration Datadog Statsd ReactJS Spring-boot Technical Debt Backend Kotlin Containerization Cassandra Apache Kafka Front End Software Development Restful APIs New Relic (SaaS) Docker Microservices

Job description

In our Payments Team, your responsibilities extend beyond delivering product features to achieving business outcomes. Your tasks will involve developing various REST services and integration components within a backend microservices architecture, connecting with our React frontend. What you’ll do

In this role, you will play a key part in diverse initiatives across our international payments platform. We highly value your expertise in constructing, designing, and engineering payment systems, whether it’s a gateway, acquiring, issuing, or equivalent. If you’re not already familiar, you’ll gain comprehensive knowledge of Visa and Mastercard payment platforms. Collaboration with the payments product team and occasional interaction with partners’ engineering teams are encouraged. As a vital member of our core acquiring payment team, you’ll contribute to building the next-generation Payment Acceptance infrastructure with a constant focus on Merchant needs., The scope of your role includes designing and implementing new capabilities aligned with our product roadmap, conducting architectural reviews for current and upcoming solutions, addressing tech debt, and enhancing operational effectiveness.

Requirements

  • Over 4 years of experience in contemporary engineering methodologies, emphasizing continuous integration and quality engineering.
  • Proficient in guiding a concept from inception to implementation, with a dedication to delivering meticulously tested and high-quality solutions.
  • Possesses robust computer science fundamentals, with a recent focus on Java or Kotlin, Spring / Spring Boot technologies.
  • Specialized in designing and constructing REST APIs, adept in handling high-volume distributed systems, Kafka event streams, and distributed data storage systems such as Cassandra, Hazelcast, Oracle Coherence, or similar technologies.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in cloud platforms like GCP or AWS (EC2, RDS, ELB, CloudFront), along with exposure to containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Well-versed in operational tooling, including but not limited to New Relic, StatsD, Elk, Datadog, and Prometheus., Extensive experience in the development of payment gateways, acquiring platforms, or issuing platforms. A strong advantage includes expertise in integrating Local Payment Methods (i.e., iDeal, Klarna, Trustly) or major Cards (i.e., Visa, Mastercard).

Benefits & conditions

150,000 to 200,000 EUR Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. Passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr Salarisomschrijving

€150000 - €200000 monthly

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