Senior Software Engineer — Fintech Payments Leader

Episode Six; Texas; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Episode Six, a cloud-native payments fintech, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Austin team or work remotely within Texas. You will develop Java enterprise applications, optimize performance, and ensure security in a high-throughput environment.

Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers, architects, and compliance teams to align technical decisions with business and regulatory objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field or foreign equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience working as a Java developer.
• 6 years of experience in Java Enterprise software development.
• 5 years of experience in Java and JVM memory and performance tuning. Mastery with Lambdas, Generics, and other data structures such as Map, List, Set.
• 5 years of experience in Spring Framework or equivalent.
• 5 years of experience in commonly used Design Patterns and advanced algorithm design for high-throughput systems.
• 4 years of experience in concurrent programming (e.g., Actor Model, Java CompletableFuture, thread pool Executors) for real-time transaction systems.
• 4 years of experience in Hibernate or equivalent JPA frameworks, optimizing query performance.
• 4 years of experience with relational databases, i.e., MySQL, Oracle, DB2, or MS SQL, and NoSQL databases, i.e. Cassandra or MongoDB.
• 2 years of experience ensuring compliance in software development.
• 3 years of experience leading cross-functional teams or mentoring engineers in a fintech environment.

Responsibilities

• Code, test, analyze and review code for accuracy, functionality, performance, and security.
• Drive the Software Development Life Cycle, defining sprint goals, ensuring operational stability, and leading product launches.
• Provide Technical Leadership and mentoring other engineers with technical competence.
• Communicate strategic technical plans and solutions to stakeholders, including executives, cross-functional teams, and clients.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other teams to align technical solutions with business and regulatory objectives.
• Document architectural designs, create developer guides, and ensure knowledge transfer through comprehensive documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Spring Framework

Hibernate

JPA

MySQL

NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra)

Oracle/DB2/MS SQL

Job description

Episode Six, a cloud-native payments fintech, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Austin team or work remotely within Texas. You will develop Java enterprise applications, optimize performance, and ensure security in a high-throughput environment.

Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers, architects, and compliance teams to align technical decisions with business and regulatory objectives.