Ownership mindset: You take responsibility for the quality and reliability of your contributions, collaborating closely with peers to design, build, and operate systems together
Technical excellence: You write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code. Caring deeply about system quality, performance, and scalability
API craftsmanship: You’re skilled at integrating with complex partner APIs and designing resilient, secure interfaces for payment systems
Security and compliance awareness: You understand the importance of PCI, data privacy, and secure-by-design principles in payment systems
Collaboration under pressure: You thrive in problem-solving moments, communicate clearly, and contribute to quick resolutions
Continuous learning: You’re curious about how things connect across the platform, eager to learn from peers, and open to sharing your own knowledge
Strategic thinking: You see beyond the task, understanding how architectural decisions impact scalability, costs, and long-term flexibility
5+ years of PHP web application software engineering experience
2+ years of experience working with MySQL or PostgreSQL. Tuning and optimization skills are preferred
1+ years of experience in designing and developing event-driven microservices in either PHP or Java
Experience with modern infrastructure tooling (e.g. DataDog, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Terraform, ArgoCD)
A strong business sense and ability to collaborate with leadership and non-technical stakeholders on highly visible projects
Dedication towards observability by leveraging metrics, experiments, and prototypes to ensure decisions are data-driven
Strong knowledge and a passion for software engineering best practices, design patterns, and automated testing
Solid understanding of secure software engineering with experience in regulated environments; familiarity with PCI-DSS, similar compliance frameworks preferred
Experience in engineering software for large-scale solutions, utilizing modern tooling to get you there, and Experience with large-scale Domain Driven Design
Experience in the Payments domain and/or travel industry experience