Senior Software Engineer – Fintech Payouts Platform

Randstad Digital Americas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our North America Payouts team in Austin. You will own core services and partner integrations for instant, secure cross-border transfers, impacting payout speeds and customer experience.

You will work on distributed systems, collaborate across teams, and apply your product mindset to deliver reliable, scalable software in a fintech context.

Qualifications

• Languages & Frameworks: Deep, hands-on expertise in Java or Kotlin, utilizing the Spring Boot framework.
• Architecture: Proven experience building and maintaining scalable microservices and well-designed APIs.
• Database Management: Strong command of relational databases and data consistency.
• System Design: Sound judgment in distributed systems, including asynchronous processing, idempotency, retries, reconciliation, and failure recovery.
• Bonus/Preferred Tech: Practical experience with Kafka, event-driven systems, or cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Strong product mindset, connecting engineering decisions to customer outcomes, payout volume, speed, quality, cost, and risk.
• Self-starting and collaborative approach, with the confidence to work independently, take initiative, and bring the right people together to solve problems.
• End-to-end ownership of impactful projects, from understanding the problem and shaping the solution through delivery, rollout, measurement, and long-term operation.
• Strong experience with Java or Kotlin, Spring Boot, microservices, relational databases, and well-designed APIs; experience with Kafka, event-driven systems, or cloud infrastructure is valuable.
• Sound distributed-systems judgment across asynchronous processing, idempotency, data consistency, retries, reconciliation, security, scalability, and failure recovery.
• Commitment to maintainable, well-tested software, predictable delivery, effective observability, and thoughtful operational ownership.
• Clear and adaptable communication, translating complex technical concepts for different audiences and working across teams to reach practical, well-balanced solutions.
• Positive impact beyond individual delivery through mentoring, actionable feed

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Spring Boot

Microservices

APIs

Kafka

Cloud infrastructure

Relational databases

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Relational databases

Cloud platforms

Job description

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our North America Payouts team in Austin. You will own core services and partner integrations for instant, secure cross-border transfers, impacting payout speeds and customer experience.

You will work on distributed systems, collaborate across teams, and apply your product mindset to deliver reliable, scalable software in a fintech context.