Back-end Engineer

A fast-growing US-based company that aims to become the global leader in embedded payments technology is looking for a Back-end Engineer. The developer must have a strong understanding of a broad spectrum of AWS services. The company provides clients with efficient solutions to effectively map out immediate and long-term embedded payments strategies by channeling their development expertise in the deep payment space. Their Series A round of fundings managed to raise more than $70mn for the company. This will be a long-term, full-time role that requires at least 5 hours overlap with the EST time zone. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Help elevate the system and build a better platform for a high-quality user experience
• Improve the existing products and build innovative new ones
• Take a data-driven approach to development
• Own, document, and successfully execute high-level initiatives
• Build and maintain a set of payments related microservices
• Participate in code reviews and discussions about architecture, or design
• Communicate the status of the projects to internal stakeholders

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant back-end engineering experience 
• Extensive experience working with Typescript, Node.js and AWS
• Strong AWS knowledge, especially on serverless architectures and services like storying, database layers, and an understanding of cloud formation
• Nice to have prior experience working with payment platforms/technologies
• Sound knowledge of PHP legacy code is nice to have
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Must have a heightened sense of ownership and accountability
• Ability to collaborate on projects and also work independently