Senior Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Django and Django REST Framework for the web portal, mobile applications, and white-label solutions.

• Engage with the payments core, encompassing card issuance and lifecycle management, spend controls, transaction processing, and third-party partner webhooks.

• Enhance and secure existing features while integrating workflow improvements throughout the platform.

• Utilize AI tools to deliver AI-enhanced product functionalities.

• Lead technical design initiatives by drafting design documents and architectural decision records (ADRs), facilitating decomposition sessions, and streamlining architecture.

• Boost test coverage and reliability while contributing to engineering best practices and the software development life cycle (SDLC) and AI development life cycle (AI-DLC).

• Ensure production quality through Datadog monitoring and alerting, incident management, and participation in an enterprise-level on-call rotation.

• Conduct code reviews, mentor fellow engineers, and enhance AI tools in daily development processes.

• Collaborate closely with the Head of Engineering, Product teams, commercial stakeholders, and customers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of backend engineering experience, with multiple years dedicated to developing and running Django applications in production.

• Extensive knowledge of Django, including its ORM, migrations, permissions, Django REST Framework, and async/background task patterns.

• Proficient in relational data modeling and skilled in PostgreSQL.

• A testing-oriented mindset: you routinely write test suites and understand how to implement testing patterns and appropriate coverage in existing codebases.

• Experience deploying on cloud infrastructure utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong security awareness, including authentication and authorization with identity providers such as Auth0 or Okta.

• Demonstrated ownership: you manage projects from design documentation through to production and remain accountable for them post-launch.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort in engaging directly with Product and non-technical stakeholders.

• Nice to have: experience in the payments or financial services sector.

• Nice to have: experience in regulated environments.

• Nice to have: experience in fintech or startups transitioning to serve enterprise customers.

• Nice to have: familiarity with Datadog monitoring, alerting, and incident response.

• Nice to have: experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility in work hours and location, prioritizing energy management over strict time commitments.

• Access to online learning resources and a budget for professional development.

• A collaborative, barrier-free environment that promotes learning and growth across teams.

• A vibrant social culture featuring team lunches, social gatherings, and opportunities for creative contributions.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Leave benefits.

• 13th Month Salary.