Payments Platform Lead - AI-Driven Microservices & Stripe

Axiom Software Solutions Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Payments Expert + Full Stack Developer to lead the integration and design of next-generation payment solutions. This role requires over 10 years of full stack development experience and expertise in payment integration, secure financial APIs, and mentoring engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of AWS, Node.js, React.js, and microservices architecture, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills. This position offers the opportunity to significantly impact the payments ecosystem within ecommerce.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full stack development experience.
• Strong experience in payment integration, reconciliation, and secure financial APIs.
• Excellent communication skills and proven leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain payment integration systems.
• Build robust microservices & Spring Boot applications.
• Ensure seamless order orchestration & middleware integration.
• Enable AI in development, testing, and payment optimization.
• Lead technical delivery and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

Full stack development

Payment integration

Leadership

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Node.js

React.js

MySQL

Elasticsearch

Stripe

Spring Boot

Kafka

Job description

We are seeking a Payments Expert + Full Stack Developer to lead the integration and design of next-generation payment solutions within ecommerce systems. This role offers a chance to shape the payments ecosystem for high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain payment integration systems (Stripe and other gateways)
• Build robust microservices & Spring Boot applications
• Ensure seamless order orchestration & middleware (Kafka) integration
• Enable AI in development, testing, and payment optimization
• Lead technical delivery and mentor engineering teams

Preferred Tools / Exposure:

Requirements:

• 10+ years of full stack development experience
• Strong experience in payment integration, reconciliation, and secure financial APIs
• AWS, Node.js, React.js, MySQL, and Elasticsearch exposure
• Excellent communication skills and proven leadership