Senior Backend Engineer - Payments

📋 Description

• Design, build, and maintain integrations with banks and payment partners across multiple payment
• Own the reliability and correctness of inbound and outbound payment flows, including
• Architect systems that are resilient to partner outages, network failures, and edge cases inherent
• Lead initiatives to improve system observability, fault tolerance, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including compliance, finance operations, and product to
• Participate in code reviews, post-mortems, and provide mentorship to other engineers

🎯 Requirements

• Hands-on experience building payment integrations, bank APIs, payment scheme integrations, or
• Strong understanding of payment flows end-to-end: payment initiation, routing, reconciliation
• Experience designing and operating highly available, resilient distributed systems with robust
• Expertise in server-side development, ideally Kotlin or Java, with strong experience in
• Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL), cloud environments (AWS, Kubernetes), and
• Awareness of payment compliance and regulatory considerations (e.g. AML, sanctions screening, PSD2)

🎁 Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your
• Comprehensive private healthcare - depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality
• 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• Hybrid and fully remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice