Software Engineer

DailyPay; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading worktech company in Belfast is seeking skilled backend developers to enhance its scalable services and streamline deployments. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of experience, a strong command of Golang, and familiarity with AWS and Docker. This role promotes collaborative work dynamics while focusing on API design and architecture optimization. Competitive compensation and generous PTO are offered, supporting a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Equity ownership opportunity

Private health insurance option

Fun company outings and events

Generous PTO allowance

5% Pension contribution

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience developing applications and deployment mechanisms including testing.
• Demonstrated proficiency in writing maintainable, high-quality code in relevant languages.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure like Databases, API Layers, Load Balancers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Contribute to the transition to microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs.
• Mentor engineers and drive best practices in Golang.

Skills

Maintainable, high quality, robust code

Golang

AWS

API design

Database optimization

Tools

Docker

Kafka

Postgres

Job description

About Us:
DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well‑being outside of the workplace.
DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast. For more information, visit DailyPay's Press Center.

The Role:

You’ll work alongside a supportive, high-impact team of skilled backend developers to improve how other teams deploy and access their services, how we move data across our platform, and how we automate operations to enable future scale.

Our backend engineering teams specialise in developing robust and scalable Go Microservices, leveraging a tech stack that includes AWS, Docker, Postgres, and Kafka. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about building high‑quality solutions and who thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
• Contribute to the transition to microservices, designing APIs and event‑driven architecture
• Optimise database performance and data structures for high‑traffic, real‑time applications
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs
• Mentor engineers, perform code‑reviews and drive best practices in Golang

What You Bring to The Team:

• 2+ years' of experience developing applications and their deployment mechanisms, including testing, scaling, and monitoring.
• Demonstrated proficiency writing maintainable, high quality, robust code. Preferred but not limited to; Go, Java, C++.
• Some familiarity with Infrastructure like Databases, API Layers, Load Balancers, etc.
• A critical eye, a curious nature, and a voracious appetite to learn.

Nice to Haves:

• Understanding of Agile or Kanban / Lean software development methodologies.
• Experience specifically with Go.
• Experience with AWS.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, cloud formation, terraform, etc.
• Experience in apps using Kafka or other event stream/message broker platforms.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity for equity ownership
• Private health insurance option
• Employee Resource Groups
• Fun company outings and events
• Generous PTO Allowance
• 5% Pension contribution

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