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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Backend Engineer for Payments - **Company:** Fiserv, Inc. - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Cryptographic Protocols, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), MySQL, PCI Data Security Standards, Release Management, Clover, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Virtual Terminal, Web Applications, Google Cloud, System Availability, Spring-boot, Backend, Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Api Design, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Microservices - **Published:** June 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/92fe0d33-2c17-4ef3-9a03-47946fe641ba ## About the Role * Core Engineering Foundations: 8+ years of professional software development experience delivering production-grade systems within a product-driven team environment. * Java Mastery: Strong, hands-on coding skills within the JVM ecosystem, utilizing Java and Spring Boot to design and scale distributed microservices. * Orchestration & Scale: Practical experience developing and deploying containerized workloads within a Kubernetes environment. * Platform Mindset: Demonstrated ability to generalize complex business processes and build simple, flexible, and extensible core domain services that cleanly support multiple consumer products. * API Design: Deep expertise in designing, versioning, and maintaining secure, performant RESTful APIs for web and mobile clients. * Data & Distributed Systems: Solid experience working with relational databases (e.g., MySQL) paired with hands-on experience designing large-scale distributed architectures across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform). * DevOps Maturity: Strong proficiency with version control systems (Git), automated testing frameworks, and managing automated CI/CD pipelines. * Problem Solving: A proven self-starter with exceptional troubleshooting skills who can independently identify system bottlenecks and execute robust technical solutions. Experience That Would Be Great to Have * Domain Expertise: Previous engineering experience within the payments, e-commerce, core checkouts, or fintech industries. * System Hardening: Foundational understanding of network security protocols, data tokenization, compliance standards (PCI DSS), and core cryptography. * Full-Stack Exposure: Hands-on experience or familiarity working across multiple parts of the application stack, including modern web user interfaces. ## Description Fiserv is a global leader in financial services technology, and our Clover team is at the heart of transforming how merchants around the world connect with customers and grow their businesses. As a Staff Backend Engineer for Payments, you will join a highly collaborative product engineering team responsible for creating and scaling cutting-edge back-of-house web applications, e-commerce APIs, and business-critical payment integrations. In this role, you will take technical ownership of the high-throughput cloud infrastructure that powers our Virtual Terminal, Invoicing, Recurring Billing engines, and hosted checkout solutions, directly ensuring that millions of global transactions are processed seamlessly every day. What You'll Do * Lead the design, end-to-end development, and cloud deployment of scalable software applications and microservices to support Clover's payment processing ecosystem. * Partner deeply with cross-functional product, design, and architecture teams to gather complex requirements and translate business goals into clean, maintainable technical specifications. * Perform rigorous coding, testing, and proactive debugging of backend components to guarantee optimal latency, fault isolation, and transaction reliability. * Maintain, refactor, and evolve existing core payment codebases while leading architectural design and peer code review processes to uphold elite engineering standards. * Mentor engineers and emerging technical leaders, providing architectural guidance to enhance the collective capabilities and product-thinking of the development team. * Participate in regular on-call and release management rotations to provide production support services and maintain high system availability. * Responsibilities listed are not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified as necessary. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Fintech Rebellion: How Developers Are Disrupting the Future of Commerce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/596-fintech-rebellion-how-developers-are-disrupting-the-future-of-commerce) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [APIs and Architecture for scaling omnichannel payments](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/90-apis-and-architecture-for-scaling-omnichannel-payments) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference Between Frontend and Backend Development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/240-what-s-the-difference-between-frontend-and-backend-development) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)