Our Employees team is dedicated to building tools that help merchants manage, schedule, and empower their workforce, optimize labor costs, and streamline team operations. As a Backend Engineer on this team, you will focus on scaling and expanding our employee management platform, shift scheduling systems, labor tracking mechanics, and integrations with industry-leading enterprise payroll and workforce management platforms. You will work closely with the Infrastructure, Product, and Design teams in an iterative, agile environment to deliver seamless merchant- and employee-facing features across multiple parts of the backend stack.

What you’ll do

• Lead the development of Clover’s cutting-edge Employees platform, shift scheduling, and core backend ecosystems to drive platform evolution.
• Design, build, and maintain highly scalable REST APIs and microservices that power our smart payment devices, merchant dashboards, and integrations with enterprise third-party partners.
• Partner with product managers and designers to identify technical requirements, assist with realistic project planning, and translate business objectives into clean, maintainable, and extensible software.
• Take full ownership of merchant- and employee-facing features and workforce services from initial design and development through to deployment and production monitoring.
• Participate in rigorous system design and code reviews to ensure high code quality, security, and performance across the team.
• Collaborate with the Infrastructure team to design data models that support large-scale, highly available workforce, shift management, and enterprise integration services.
• Work closely with QA to develop robust test plans/strategies and participate in an on-call rotation to maintain system uptime and high availability.
• Responsibilities listed are not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified as necessary.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Seniority: 10+ years of hands-on professional software development experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex, production-grade backend systems.
• Core Language: Strong coding skills within the JVM ecosystem; Java is our primary language of choice.
• Frameworks: Extensive experience building microservices and web services using Spring Boot.
• DevOps/Infra: Hands-on experience building and deploying application containers using Kubernetes, along with practical knowledge of provisioning and managing infrastructure via Terraform.
• Data Systems: Strong working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, including query optimization and schema design.
• API Design: Deep expertise in designing and implementing robust, secure, and performant RESTful APIs.
• Code Quality: Ability to write clean, testable, and high-performance code that easily scales with high transaction volumes.
• Soft Skills: Superior problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills-you can explain complex technical ideas clearly and collaborate effectively across teams.

Experience that would be great to have

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Prior experience building workforce management, HR tech, shift scheduling, payroll, or labor optimization platforms, or developing deep backend integrations with large external enterprise software systems.
• Knowledge of or exposure to Generative AI concepts, LLM integrations, or building AI-driven features for smart scheduling, labor forecasting, or automated workforce optimization.
• Familiarity with leveraging modern software productivity tools and AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, advanced IDE plugins) to optimize workflow efficiency, accelerate debugging, and boost overall development output.

• This role is on-site Monday through Friday. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity.
• This role requires use of a computer and audio equipment.

Benefits at Fiserv:

• Fuel Your Life program to support your physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being
• Paid holidays and generous time away policies
• No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
• Living Proof program to recognize your peers’ extra effort with points redeemable for rewards
• Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture and expand your network
• Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available from day one
• Retirement planning and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement program
• Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave

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Salary Range $90,000.00 - $158,400.00

These pay ranges apply to employees in New Jersey and New York. Pay ranges for employees in other states may differ.

It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual’s status as a veteran.

For incentive eligible associates, the successful candidate is eligible for an annual incentive opportunity which may be delivered as a mix of cash bonus and equity awards in the Company’s sole discretion.

We’re Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants and consumers to one another millions of times a day - quickly, reliably, and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we’re involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv.