Junior Software Developer jobs in United Kingdom

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Our client is an early-stage payments company revolutionizing the digital payments landscape by connecting merchants, software platforms, and acquirers. Their streamlined ecosystem reduces fees, simplifies access to capital, and unlocks new revenue streams, driving innovation in payments technology.

About the Role

As a Java Back-End Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with the CTO and an agile team to develop critical features for their payments infrastructure.

This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact through diverse projects such as:

• Checkout Systems: Building a multi-method checkout solution supporting card payments, financing, and open banking.
• Merchant Platform: Creating a merchant-facing app for transaction tracking, settlements, and financing.
• Developer Portal: Designing secure, observable APIs for merchants and developers.
• Terminal Features: Enabling advanced capabilities like split payments and financing for terminal applications.

The company is starting with a pilot group of SMB merchants, with plans to scale rapidly.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in back-end development with Java and cloud environments (preferably GCP).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and secure API design.
• Proficient in gRPC, Postgres, and CI/CD pipelines.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience in fintech/payments.
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS compliance and security best practices.

Why Join?

• Competitive salary £80,000-£110,000, plus generous stock options.
• Fully remote, with quarterly team meetups.
• Hands-on role with a direct impact on the future of digital payments.

Ready to shape the next generation of payments? Apply now!