We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to build a Payment Gateway from scratch. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust Payment Gateway backend systems, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions that enhance user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

•⁠  ⁠Design and implement scalable and secure backend architectures and APIs.

•⁠  ⁠Develop and optimize database schemas, queries, and stored procedures for performance.

•⁠  ⁠Collaborate with team members on functional and non-functional requirements and spread design philosophy, goals and improvements to code quality across the team.

•⁠  ⁠Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following best practices.

•⁠  ⁠Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality standards

•⁠  ⁠Troubleshoot and resolve performance and reliability issues in production environments.

•⁠  ⁠Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including planning, development, testing, and deployment.

•⁠  ⁠Deploy, monitor, maintain, and fix products currently in production

•⁠  ⁠Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continually enhance our backend systems.

Job Requirements:

•⁠  ⁠Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

•⁠  ⁠Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on server-side technologies.

•⁠  ⁠Experience in designing and developing payment gateways or similar financial systems.

•⁠  ⁠Technical Skills:

* Proficiency in programming languages such as Javascript, Node.js, and GoLang

* Extensive experience with RESTful API design and development.

* Strong knowledge of database systems, including performance optimization.

* Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

* Deep understanding of Microservices (HTTP & GRPC)

* Proficiency in OOP, SQL and Design Patterns; experience with functional programming is a plus

* Strong data modeling experience in Relational and RDBMS, NoSQL databases

•⁠  ⁠Soft Skills:

* Excellent problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.

* Strong communication and collaboration skills.

* Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

* Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines is a plus.

* Knowledge of frontend technologies (React, Angular, Vue.js) is a plus.

* Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs is a plus.