Senior Backend Engineer (Payments focused)

Future Media Ltd is a fast-growing tech company with a portfolio of SaaS products serving diverse industries. The company values innovation, performance, and design precision.

MUST HAVE:

• 5+ years commercial experience with Node.js and RESTful APIs.
• 1+ year commercial experience with NestJS.
• 1+ year integrating and maintaining Stripe.
• 1+ year integrating and maintaining a payment orchestration platform (Primer, Gr4vy, or Spreedly).
• Proficient in English, written and spoken.

ALSO REQUIRED:

• Hands-on experience with full payment lifecycle: authorization, capture, refunds, webhooks, reconciliation.
• Experience with third-party API integrations.
• Thorough understanding of web application and microservice architecture.
• Comprehensive understanding of OOP, design patterns, and service-oriented architecture.
• Advanced PostgreSQL experience with ORM including schema design, performance optimization, and migrations under heavy load.
• Experience with unit and integration tests (e.g., Jest).
• Experience with observability and monitoring in distributed environments (e.g., GroundCover).
• Knowledge of application performance optimization techniques.
• Understanding of web technologies.
• Comfortable with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with modern AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT).
• Strategic thinker with problem-solver mindset.
• Able to work autonomously in a fast-paced, agile, remote environment.
• Strong communication skills and experience working with distributed teams.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with other payment processors (Adyen, Checkout.com, PayPal).
• Understanding of payment performance processes, EFWs, chargebacks, and refunds.
• Experience with Redis.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Experience with AWS.
• React.js / Next.js.
• HTML / CSS.
• Experience with SaaS products.
• Past or current Tech Lead experience.

• Participate in daily team routines, stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Actively contribute to sprint work including feature development, code reviews, and merge requests.
• Develop testable, maintainable code and troubleshoot issues.
• Gather and evaluate requirements with Tech Lead, Product Manager, and engineers.
• Translate requirements into backend features.
• Integrate software components into a fully functional system.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Customer Support teams.
• Integrate with third-party APIs and monitor system performance.
• Apply engineering best practices and agreed standards consistently.
• Prepare and present technical ideas to internal teams and stakeholders.

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