Senior Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Develop, scale, and sustain high-volume, real-time payment APIs within a critical, regulated setting.

• Architect design, compose RFCs, and deploy clean, observable, secure software.

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Work alongside Platform, Security, and Incident Management teams.

• Engage in a shared on-call rotation.

• Mentor and collaborate with colleagues.

• Elevate the team's standards for code quality, system design, and engineering methodologies.

• Deliver features within the team's respective domains.

• Drive significant features from conception to production.

• Define requirements with product teams, draft RFCs, decompose tasks, and deliver results to stakeholders.

• Enhance platform or team capabilities through improved observability, developer tools, testing infrastructure, or architectural advancements.

• Take ownership of the team’s product domain and comprehend its usage and limitations.

• Challenge requirements to discover simpler solutions to customer challenges.

• Assist teammates in advancing their skills through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions.

• Establish standards for the team’s utilization of AI tools.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in a backend programming language and API development.

• Familiarity with public cloud services, preferably AWS.

• Knowledge of event-driven design patterns.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code.

• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines.

• Proven track record of maintaining performance and high availability under substantial transaction loads.

• Utilization of AI tools like Claude Code or Cursor as integral to delivery.

• Thorough review of AI-assisted solutions.

• Commitment to data security boundaries.

• Excellent, open communication skills and proactive risk identification.

• Front-end experience with React and TypeScript is advantageous.

• Willingness to participate in a shared on-call rotation.

• Capability to pass background checks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work culture with the flexibility to work from anywhere in Australia.

• Access to premium co-working spaces in Byron, Sydney & Melbourne Hub.

• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers.

• 4 weeks Paid Parental Leave for secondary caregivers.

• 3 paid Wellbeing Days each year.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Individual annual learning budget.

• 4 paid Growth & Impact Days per year for professional development.

• $500 Remote Work Budget upon joining for home office setup.

• $300 Remote Work Budget annually starting from the 2nd Zeptoversary.