Software Engineer III, Backend – Account Experience

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

📋 Description

• Assume complete responsibility for backend features from initial scoping to production, ensuring the team is updated on progress, risks, and obstacles without needing reminders.

• Design and implement backend services that manage significant payment volumes, prioritizing reliability, performance, and accuracy at scale.

• Participate in architectural discussions, present proposals to the engineering council, and advocate for well-defined service contracts and straightforward, maintainable system designs.

• Oversee the production impact of your work, proactively identify issues, and effectively resolve incidents as they occur.

• Produce code that your colleagues regard as high quality: production-ready, thoughtfully designed for error handling, and considerate of future engineers' needs.

• Actively engage in upholding Primer's engineering standards, raise flags when you observe deficiencies, and assist the team in maintaining a consistent standard.

• Collaborate with engineers across the Account Experience team during scoping sessions, code reviews, and technical decisions that influence the system's evolution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong backend engineering background, capable of transforming ambiguous requirements into functional, production-ready software with minimal guidance.

• In-depth understanding of distributed systems fundamentals: you recognize the reasons behind production failures and design accordingly.

• Proficient in working with REST APIs and the principles that ensure services are reliable, observable, and easy to understand.

• Experience managing work from start to finish—not just coding, but also considering monitoring, rollout strategies, and post-deployment scenarios.

• The confidence to engage in architectural discussions, ask insightful questions, and challenge design decisions that seem illogical.

• Background in the payments, fintech, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous, though the depth of engineering expertise is more critical than the specific industry experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive share options

• Uncapped holiday, with a minimum of 25 days to be taken

• Access to co-working spaces

• Opportunities for workations and company retreats

• Top-quality equipment for your role

• £500 contribution towards your home office setup

• Generous budget for learning and development

• Private Medical Insurance

• An extensive range of additional perks and benefits (*depending on location)