Manager Partner Engineer

Checkout Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Checkout.com is seeking a highly experienced Solutions/Partner Engineer to own end-to-end partner integrations and serve as the bridge between partnerships and product/engineering teams. The role requires extensive API-based integration knowledge and hands-on development experience across frontend and backend technologies.

You will work with merchants and system integrators, contribute to platform roadmaps, and drive technical discovery, SOW drafting, and implementation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Implementations or similar roles (payments experience a plus)
• Experience with eCommerce platforms, subscription management platforms, and ERPs
• Strong API-based integration experience
• Frontend and backend web tech knowledge (JS, PHP, C#, etc.)
• DevOps experience from technical and customer solutions perspectives
• Excellent communicator with product/engineering teams
• Ability to prioritise shifting workloads in a fast-paced environment
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Own the partner integration lifecycle from discovery to SOW for System Integrators
• Interface between partnerships and product/engineering teams internally and externally
• Provide SME on platforms for merchants and assist with merchant RFPs and technical questions
• Input on technology trends, integration gaps, and platform product roadmaps
• Act as a technical evangelist for platform partners
• Build integrations into tech stacks, including APIs
• Lead debugging, UAT, and code reviews as the core technical owner

Skills

API-based integrations

Frontend/backend development

eCommerce systems

ERP experience

DevOps mindset

Clear communication

Stakeholder collaboration

English fluency

Job description

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day.

We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers.

Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale.

If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact.

With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started.

The ideal candidate thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and consistently outperforms goals. Prior experience in building and scaling platform integrations is essential. Existing platform-specific industry knowledge and network are a valuable bonus.

What you’ll do

• Be the technical owner throughout the partner integration lifecycle, including technical discovery with partner, selection and SOW process for System Integrators for building new integrations, and technical project management.


• Be the interface between partnerships and product/engineering teams, both internally and externally.


• Provide subject matter expertise on platforms for merchants, assist merchant RFPs and technical questions wherever platforms are relevant, and be the escalation point for routing issues to partner technical contacts


• Provide input to partnership and product teams on technology trends, integration gaps, future features and platform product roadmaps.


• Technical evangelist for platform partners internally and externally.


• Build integrations into tech stacks, including APIs.


• Run debugging and UAT testing, as well as reviewing code.Act as the core technical owner throughout the partner integration lifecycle, encompassing technical discovery, selection of System Integrators, drafting Statements of Work (SOWs) for new integrations, and technical project management.

Qualifications

• 8+ Years experience in a Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Implementation Engineering or similar role (payments industry a bonus).


• Knowledge / experience working with eCommerce platforms, subscription management platforms, and ERPs.


• Highly familiar with API-based integration methods.


• Development experience in frontend and backend web technologies, such as JavaScript, PHP, C# or others.


• DevOps experience from a technical and customer solutions point of view.


• Strong communicator who can both explain high-level takeaways and drill into technical details with clarity.


• Confident working closely with product and engineering teams.


• Highly organised and able to prioritise shifting workloads and responsibilities effectively.


• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.


• Fluent in English

Additional Information

Bring all of you to work

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive, through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.

Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity, and where your growth is in your hands.

We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.

It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.

Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team?

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