Job Description
Senior Software Engineer wanted by this exciting FinTech, to help develop their high volume, real-time payments platform and APIs.
This FinTech is redefining mobile and digital payments, delivering seamless multi-channel payment solutions, offering clients fast, integrated transaction solutions across the UK & Europe.
As part of their backend team, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle development of their high-performance and highly scalable microservices architecture. You will engineer complex software solutions from requirements gathering, design and development, through to deployment and integration in a live production environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Liaise with internal stakeholders and external clients to scope functional and technical requirements.
* Develop end-to-end solutions in Scala and API gateways.
* Develop microservices architecture.
* Lead integration and management of third-party APIs (JSON, SOAP, XML).
* Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Legacy, and IT Operations teams for cohesive project delivery.
Candidate Profile
* 5+ years of backend & API software development experience.
* Experience of developing microservices based architecture.
* Strong Scala development experience (Java will be considered).
* Proven experience with cloud-based applications.
* Ideally, some familiarity with Akka, Play, and Cats frameworks (or similar).
* Strong database expertise (preferably Postgres / Cassandra).
* Effective collaborator with excellent communication skills.
* Previous experience within payments or the fintech industry highly desirable
Benefits
* Unlimited holiday policy to support work-life balance.
* Remote-first culture* with flexible work hours and fully remote options.
* Private Healthcare
* Opportunities for career growth within a fast-evolving FinTech environment.
* Inclusive, collaborative work culture that values diversity, tech and innovation.
*You must be UK based and eligible to work unrestricted in the UK - no sponsorship is available.