Software Engineer - Php/Laravel For Payments Platform
Global Payments Inc.
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Job summary
PayPlus is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Auckland team. You will design, develop and maintain software applications and payment systems, ensuring security, reliability and scalability.
Responsibilities include integration with EFTPOS, POS, vending, booking platforms, and payment gateways, plus collaboration with partners and internal teams to deliver secure payment solutions.
Qualifications
- The position requires tertiary study or relevant work experience in Electronic Engineering, Industrial Electronics, Automation and Control, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or related fields.
- Candidates should demonstrate fault-finding ability with industrial control systems and machinery.
Responsibilities
- Install, inspect, test, maintain and repair electronic instruments and control systems in production machinery.
- Diagnose faults by examining electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components.
- Test and troubleshoot controllers, sensors, switches and drives in automated equipment.
- Maintain PLC-controlled and CNC-controlled machinery and perform preventive maintenance.
- Liaise with manufacturers, suppliers and service providers for technical support and parts.
Skills
Education
Job description
Location: East Tamaki, Auckland, NZ
Employment Type: Full-Time, permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week (Minimum 30 hours guaranteed)
- Install, inspect, test, modify, maintain and repair electronic instruments, control systems and related components used in fabrication and production machinery in the factory.
- Diagnose faults in industrial machinery and control systems by examining, testing and analysing electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems.
- Test and troubleshoot electronic controllers, sensors, switches, relays, control panels, drives, motors and other instrumentation associated with automated and semi-automated production equipment.
- Identify defective or malfunctioning components and carry out appropriate repair, adjustment, calibration or replacement to restore equipment to normal operating condition.
- Maintain and troubleshoot PLC-controlled, CNC-controlled and other automated production machinery used for cutting, drilling, machining, assembly and fabrication of aluminium components.
- Inspect and test machinery control circuits and instrumentation using appropriate electronic and electrical testing equipment to identify faults and verify system performance.
- Adjust, calibrate and configure electronic instruments, sensors, controllers and control devices to ensure accurate and reliable operation of production machinery.
- Investigate recurring machinery and control-system faults, identify their causes and recommend or implement appropriate technical modifications to improve equipment reliability and production efficiency.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on production machinery, electronic control systems and associated instrumentation to reduce equipment failures and production downtime.
- Maintain records of machinery faults, testing, repairs, component replacement, calibration and preventive maintenance activities.
- Assist with the installation, relocation and recommissioning of production machinery, including checking equipment control requirements, control connections, sensors and associated electronic systems.
- Test and commission machinery following installation, relocation, repair or modification to ensure that control systems and equipment are operating correctly and safely.
- Liaise with machinery manufacturers, equipment suppliers and specialist service providers regarding technical faults, replacement components, software or control-system issues, equipment upgrades and maintenance requirements.
- Read and interpret machinery manuals, electronic diagrams, control-system documentation, circuit diagrams and technical specifications for fault diagnosis, maintenance and equipment modification.
- Maintain appropriate stocks of critical electronic, instrumentation and control-system components and identify replacement parts required for ongoing machinery maintenance.
- Provide technical advice to production staff regarding the correct operation of machinery and assist in identifying operating practices that may contribute to equipment faults or excessive wear.
- Support machinery and control-system improvement projects aimed at increasing production reliability, equipment performance, workplace safety and manufacturing efficiency.
The position is suited to a person with tertiary study or relevant work experience in areas such as:
Electronic Engineering, Electronic Information Technology, Industrial Electronics, Automation and Control, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or a closely related field.
- strong electronic and control-system fault-finding ability;
- knowledge of industrial machinery and automated control systems;
- ability to understand electronic and control circuit diagrams;
- knowledge of sensors, controllers, drives and industrial instrumentation;
- understanding of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles;
- ability to use electronic testing and diagnostic equipment;
- practical machinery maintenance and troubleshooting skills; and
- ability to work with production staff, machinery suppliers and specialist contractors.
PayPlus is a New Zealand payment technology company providing integrated payment solutions to businesses across New Zealand and Australia.
We provide payment solutions involving Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay and other payment channels, with integrations across EFTPOS terminals, point-of-sale systems, vending machines, booking and reservation platforms, online systems and website payment gateways.
As our payment platforms and integration capabilities continue to develop, we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our Auckland-based team and take responsibility for the design, development, integration and ongoing improvement of our software applications and payment systems.
The Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, modification, documentation, testing, implementation and support of PayPlus' software applications and payment systems.
The position has particular responsibility for developing and maintaining software supporting payment processing and integrations between PayPlus and third-party systems including EFTPOS terminals, POS platforms, vending machines, booking and reservation platforms, merchant websites and payment gateways.
The role ensures that PayPlus' software systems remain secure, reliable, scalable and capable of supporting the company's current and future payment products.
- Consult with internal stakeholders, external technology providers and merchants to understand business and software requirements.
- Analyse functional and technical requirements for payment applications and system integrations.
- Research and evaluate existing systems, processes and technologies to identify technical limitations and areas for improvement.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications, system designs and software solutions.
- Design software architecture, application components, workflows, interfaces, APIs and data structures.
- Design, develop, modify and maintain software applications used within PayPlus' payment ecosystem.
- Write and maintain program code in accordance with system requirements and technical specifications.
- Develop scalable, maintainable and reusable software components.
- Develop backend services and application interfaces required for payment processing and merchant system integration.
- Apply appropriate software engineering standards and development methodologies throughout the development lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain integrations between PayPlus systems and external payment providers and merchant platforms.
- Develop software solutions supporting integration with:
- POS systems;
- EFTPOS terminals;
- vending machines;
- booking and reservation platforms;
- merchant websites;
- e-commerce platforms; and
- payment gateways.
- Design, develop and maintain APIs and web services.
- Analyse external API specifications and implement secure communication between PayPlus and third-party systems.
- Troubleshoot complex integration issues and implement appropriate technical solutions.
- Develop test plans, test cases and appropriate software testing procedures.
- Perform functional, integration, regression and system testing.
- Test and debug software applications and integrations.
- Diagnose software errors, defects and system faults.
- Correct identified faults and verify that applications perform according to technical specifications.
- Develop and improve automated testing processes where appropriate.
- Maintain and enhance existing software applications and systems.
- Identify deficiencies, technical limitations and legacy issues in existing systems.
- Refactor or redesign software components where necessary.
- Implement improvements to application reliability, maintainability and scalability.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, development frameworks and software engineering techniques.
- Assist with the implementation and deployment of software releases.
- Maintain appropriate source control, versioning and software release processes.
- Develop and maintain deployment procedures.
- Monitor deployed applications and investigate production issues.
- Implement automation and continuous integration / continuous deployment practices where appropriate.
- Monitor application and software system performance.
- Collect and analyse application and operational metrics.
- Identify system bottlenecks and performance issues.
- Optimise program code, application architecture, database interaction and system integrations.
- Recommend and implement strategies to improve system performance and availability.
- Apply secure software development principles throughout system design and development.
- Implement appropriate authentication and access controls.
- Implement encryption and secure transmission mechanisms where required.
- Identify software security risks and vulnerabilities.
- Develop and implement appropriate technical solutions to mitigate identified risks.
- Ensure sensitive customer, merchant and payment-related information is handled securely.
- Prepare and maintain:
- technical specifications;
- software architecture documentation;
- system design documentation;
- API and integration documentation;
- database and data-flow documentation;
- testing documentation;
- deployment procedures;
- operational procedures; and
- software maintenance documentation.
- Ensure documentation is kept current following software or system changes.
- Provide specialist technical input to internal teams relating to software systems and integrations.
- Investigate complex software and system issues escalated by customers or internal teams.
- Liaise with merchants, technology partners and third-party providers where technical integration issues arise.
- Explain software requirements and technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in the delivery of new payment products and system enhancements.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- a Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience;
- at least 10 years of relevant professional software development / software engineering experience;
- strong experience in software design, application development and system integration;
- demonstrated programming and software development capability;
- experience working with APIs, web services and third-party system integrations;
- good understanding of relational databases, application architecture and data structures;
- experience with software testing, debugging and production fault diagnosis;
- understanding of secure software development principles, authentication, encryption and data security;
- experience with version control and modern software development practices;
- the ability to analyse complex technical requirements and translate them into practical software solutions;
- strong written technical documentation skills; and
- good communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous:
- payment gateways or payment processing platforms;
- financial technology or merchant payment systems;
- EFTPOS or POS integration;
- online payment APIs;
- e-commerce payment integration;
- cloud-hosted applications;
- CI/CD and automated software deployment;
- high-availability or transaction-processing systems; or
- information security within payment or financial systems.
PayPlus is a New Zealand payment technology company providing integrated payment solutions to businesses across New Zealand and Australia.
We provide payment solutions involving Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay and other payment channels, with integrations across EFTPOS terminals, point-of-sale systems, vending machines, booking and reservation platforms, online systems and website payment gateways. As our payment platforms and integration capabilities continue to develop, we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our Auckland-based team and take responsibility for the design, development, integration and ongoing improvement of our software applications and payment systems.
PayPlus is a diverse inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and support equal opportunities.
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