Principal Engineer – Payments

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Define the technical trajectory of Masabi's payments platform, playing a key role in architecture, standards, and engineering best practices.

• Create and implement scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-efficient payment solutions that align with Masabi's platform objectives.

• Assist teams in transitioning to a modern, microservices-based architecture while effectively managing delivery priorities and ensuring long-term platform sustainability.

• Maintain close involvement in technical delivery through architecture evaluations, design conversations, and targeted hands-on contributions as necessary.

• Identify and address intricate technical challenges regarding scalability, resilience, operational performance, and system development.

• Serve as a senior technical consultant across engineering teams, advocating for and influencing technical choices, particularly in the payments sector.

• Collaborate with external vendors and payment partners on integrations, technical alignment, and problem resolution.

• Aid in planning the technical roadmap, prioritization, technical scoping, and architecture discussions for complex projects.

• Generate clear technical documentation and contribute to engineering standards, technical forums, and best practices throughout the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience working with payment systems, including integrations with PSPs, gateways, or acquirers.

• Solid understanding of payment flows, transaction lifecycles, and system design considerations.

• Experience in designing and evolving distributed systems and microservices architectures.

• Demonstrated experience at a Principal or Staff level, influencing technical direction across multiple teams or domains.

• Strong judgment with the ability to balance immediate delivery needs against long-term architectural goals.

• Proficient in navigating ambiguity and transforming complex issues into clear, actionable technical strategies.

• Effective and thoughtful communicator, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Willing to be hands-on when required while keeping a focus on system-level impact.

• Significant experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and contemporary infrastructure practices.

• Experience with systems where scale, reliability, performance, and cost considerations are crucial, and the ability to navigate these decisions thoughtfully.

• Contributions to engineering standards, architectural patterns, or platform direction are highly valued.

• Interest in or exposure to AI-enabled systems, particularly in understanding their architectural implications in production environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave plus a Christmas Shutdown (an additional 3-4 days).

• Premium medical coverage through Regina Maria.

• Mental health support services.

• Support for menopause-related issues.

• Regular social events with a monthly budget allocated for each employee.

• Up to €1000 training budget annually.

• €200 allowance for home office expenses.

• Flexibility in workstation choice.

• Opportunity to work remotely for up to 3 months each year from any country worldwide.