Principal Software Engineer, Payrix Core Platform

Job Description

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. With proven technology, we process the largest volume of payments in the world, driving the global economy every day. When you join Worldpay, you join a global community of experts and changemakers, working to reinvent an industry by constantly evolving how we work and making the way millions of people pay easier, every day.

What makes a Worldpayer? It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions to be better every day, finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we’re determined, always staying open – winning and failing as one.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our ever-evolving Platforms team to help us unleash the potential of every business.

Are you ready to make your mark? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.

About the team

Payrix by WorldPay is a modern platform that provides Payments Facilitation (PayFac) as a service with a full suite of payments and risk management services built for vertical SaaS companies. With Payrix, SaaS providers can embed payments and financial services in their native experience and add a new revenue stream in a few weeks. We have a strong product-market fit and a clear moat that has resulted in an exponential growth of 100% year over year, and we expect the trend to continue.

Payrix is part of WorldPay, who invented payment facilitation enabling technology companies to provide integrated payment solutions, significantly expanding access to modern payment methods to SMBs and rejuvenating the end-user experience.

The Core Platform engineering team manages all engineering development and support for the core products at Payrix.

What you’ll own

This role will help build a modern, highly scalable, high-performance cutting-edge ledger system enabling robust financial tracking capabilities for embedded payments, lending and finance applications.

• Deliver quickly and iterate often; concretely, this means that within your first few weeks you will bring code live that impacts many merchants.

• You will be responsible for developing high quality code and releasing products in partnership with Product Management.

• Identify problems and improve the platform to make it more maintainable, scalable, and resilient.

• Collaborate across teams and time zones to make things happen, review code and give and receive feedback.

• Work with engineers across the company to understand when existing infrastructure can be leveraged vs. when building a bespoke solution is prudent.

• Work with members on your team to execute against both short and long-term roadmaps, making effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a maintainable technical foundation.

• Build and deliver high quality products on time.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science from four-year accredited university using the ACM, IEEE-CS, AAAI Computer Science Curricula.

• 5+ years of software development experience.

• Familiar with AWS cloud platform.

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, clarity of communication when discussing technical concepts.

• Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry, e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma.

• Experience with Agile Software Development.

• In-depth understanding of design patterns and their application.

• Fluency in developing and understanding sequence diagrams, class models, etc.

• Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design-based tools and techniques including conceptual solution component models, business process models, use cases, etc.

• Experience with all or most of the following:

  • Cloud native development, software architecture, and design.

  • C# programming language.

  • SQL databases (SQLite preferred).

  • Pub/Sub messaging (Kafka preferred).

  • Kubernetes/Docker.

  • Take ownership of your work, follow best practices, hold yourself and others accountable.

  • Be highly self-motivated and self-sufficient, with excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.

• PHP experience.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills.
• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take.
• Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external clients and contacts.

Worldpay perks - what we’ll bring for you

We know it’s bigger than just your career. It’s your life, and your world. That’s why we offer global benefits and programs to support you at every stage. Here’s a taste of what you can expect.

• A competitive salary and benefits.

• Time to support charities and give back to your community.

• Parental leave policy.

• Global recognition platform.

• Virgin Pulse access.

• Global employee assistance program.

What makes a Worldpayer

At Worldpay, we take our Values seriously, and we live them every day. Think like a customer, Act like an owner, and Win as a team.

• Curious. Humble. Creative. We ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day. We simplify the complex and we’re always looking to create a bigger impact for our colleagues and customers.

• Empowered. Accountable. Dynamic. We stay agile, using our initiative, taking calculated risks to progress. Never standing still, never settling, we work at pace to achieve our goals. We champion our ideas and stay flexible to make them happen. We know that every action adds up.

• Determined. Inclusive. Open. Unlocking potential means working as one global community. Our work spans borders, and we stay united by our purpose. We collaborate, always encouraging others to perform at their best, welcoming new perspectives.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.

Apply now to write the next chapter in your career. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, find us on LinkedIn.

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Worldpay is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $145,900.00 - $245,120.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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