PayJoy

Staff Software Engineer – Money Team

PayJoy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bogota • Colombia

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaNoSQLPHPPython

About the role

  • The Staff Engineer is responsible for leading our technical foundation, initially collaborating with the Money - Finance engine teams to drive innovation, with the opportunity to work with other teams as well, taking on a mentoring role, designing scalable systems, and influencing cross-functional initiatives, in a hands-on position where they will make key technical decisions and build critical services.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of experience as Software Engineer, in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong expertise in backend development with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, PHP, or similar; as well both relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, system design principles.
  • A can-do attitude and creative, flexible problem solving abilities, and the ability to think critically in ambiguous situations.
  • Being a team player, that includes review, pair programming, collaboration in one task, mentoring or being mentored.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Desirable experience with mobile technologies or mobile payment systems with the fraud and identity aspects of fintech, as well in building and maintaining large-scale systems used by millions of users.
Benefits
  • 100% Company-funded Health for employees and immediate family members
  • Life Insurance
  • Indefinite-term contract
  • 20 days of vacations, unlimited sick leave
  • $2,000 USD annual Co-working Travel perk
  • $2,000 USD annual Professional Development perk
  • Phone finance, headphone benefit, home office equipment allowance and wellness perks
  • Catered lunches
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Hard Skills & Tools
backend developmentJavaPythonPHPrelational databasesNoSQL databasesdistributed systemssystem design principlescloud platformsmobile technologies
Soft Skills
mentoringproblem solvingcritical thinkingteam playercollaborationcommunicationflexibilitycreativityreviewpair programming
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in software engineering