Responsibilities

Measure and optimize the performance, scalability, and uptime of backend services
Demonstrate and promote a culture of engineering excellence
Conduct design and code reviews and push the bar for engineering rigor and standards
Collaborate with product management, customer success, and customer support to deliver the best experience for users
Focus on consistent, cohesive REST APIs and domain-driven service design to facilitate and orchestrate service contracts
Provide technical leadership and guidance to other software engineers
Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with long-term technology strategy
Identify and address systemic technical challenges
Mentor and coach engineers, fostering their technical growth
Contribute to the development of engineering best practices and standards
Participate in strategic planning and roadmap development

Requirements

Attention to detail and passion for doing great work
8+ years of experience in building clean, well-architected, distributed, and scalable software
Strong computer science fundamentals, with deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design
Strong command of Java and Java-based microservices with Spring Boot
Experience designing and supporting customer-facing RESTful APIs
Design and implementation of relational database schemas running on PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent
Fluent with unit/integration testing concepts and tools including JUnit/Mockito, or equivalent
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, git-flow, SonarQube for CI/CD a plus
BS in Computer Science or equivalent program
Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and influence technical direction
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
Experience with payment rails and ACH are highly preferred
Must be currently authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship or transfer

Benefits

Staff Software Engineer, Platform

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