Associate Fintech Payments Engineer (Node/Java)

Seer Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Keka Inc. is seeking an Associate Software Engineer to support the Payments Product Team in building secure payment services and APIs. You will work with internal and vendor teams to understand payment workflows, perform testing, and contribute to the stability of transaction processing systems.

You will gain exposure to payment gateways, ISO 8583 basics, cryptography concepts, and secure coding practices in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• 2–4 years of software development experience.
• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in payment systems, fintech platforms, or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, maintaining, and supporting secure payment services and transaction processing applications.
• Support payment channel integrations including REST APIs, payment gateway integrations, and basic ISO 8583 transaction flow understanding.
• Work closely with senior engineers and vendor teams to understand payment workflows, transaction routing, reconciliation processes, and operational procedures.
• Assist in implementing secure transaction processing practices including encryption concepts, tokenization, authentication mechanisms, and basic HSM/key management understanding.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of backend services and APIs supporting payment applications, POS/Terminal Management, vPOS, and Pay-by-Link solutions.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of transaction failures, API integration issues, and payment-related operational incidents.
• Participate in system improvement activities related to application stability, performance optimization, and payment processing efficiency.
• Assist in implementing secure coding practices and ensure compliance with PCI DSS guidelines and enterprise security standards.

Skills

Node.js

Java

RESTful API design

Microservices architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Keka Inc. is seeking an Associate Software Engineer to support the Payments Product Team in building secure payment services and APIs. You will work with internal and vendor teams to understand payment workflows, perform testing, and contribute to the stability of transaction processing systems.

You will gain exposure to payment gateways, ISO 8583 basics, cryptography concepts, and secure coding practices in a fast-paced fintech environment.