Senior Back-End Engineer

A US-based fintech company that is building an innovative embedded payments platform catering to the needs of vertical software businesses, is looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer. The engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing reliable, low-latency, and highly performant applications. The company is building an all-in-one platform to help businesses capitalize on the opportunities for growth, innovation, and transformation. The company has managed to raise $70mn+ during their Series A round of funding. This will be a full-time, long-term position requiring some overlap with the EST time zone. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with the team on modernizing existing payments platform during a period of accelerated growth
• Work with the engineering team to solve complex problems and iterate solutions
• Contribute in developing a scalable platform, employing engineering best practices
• Collaborate to help refine business requirements and evolve payments platform
• Take ownership of the services you and your team are building 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 4+ years of relevant experience as a back-end developer 
• Extensive experience in PHP, TypeScript/JavaScript, AWS, and Serverless
• Nice to have experience in IC 4, 5 or 6
• Prolific experience in Linux/Unix, Git, Agile, GitLab, Jenkins and Docker is preferred 
• Experience in DevOps and Kubernetes is a plus 
• Prior experience in microservices architecture, domain driven-design is a bonus
• Hands-on experience writing automated tests and a good understanding of CI/CD practices
• Working experience in an Agile environment using Atlassian tools 
• Experience with Phalcon framework is preferred 
• Prior experience fully owning cloud based services (infrastructure, monitoring, on call, code)
• Demonstrable experience in payments/fintech industry is nice to have 
• Fluent in verbal and written English