Senior Software Engineer - Gateway

Finix Payments, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Engineering team. This role focuses on delivering superior technical solutions for payment needs, ensuring reliable service, and mentoring junior engineers. You will be responsible for architecture, design, and implementation while collaborating cross-functionally. If you are passionate about building scalable software and have a strong background in Java and AWS, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a dynamic team and contribute to a platform that processes billions in payments annually.

Benefits

Equity

Benefits Package

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software development with a focus on Java.
• Experience in implementing secure APIs and highly available services.

Responsibilities

• Deep dive into customer needs and define new services with product management.
• Own architecture, design, and implementation of systems.

Skills

Java

API Development

AWS

System Architecture

Multitasking

Job description

About Us

Move money. Make money. Finix is a full-stack acquirer processor, empowering businesses of all sizes with flexible, modern payment solutions. Processing billions of dollars annually, Finix enables SaaS, marketplace, and e-commerce platforms to accept payments, manage payouts, and onboard merchants seamlessly. With our no-code, low-code, and developer-friendly tools, businesses can get up and running in hours—not months.

Finix has raised over $175M, including a $75M Series C led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Leap Global, American Express Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Sequoia Capital, Visa, and others.

About the Role:

The Engineering team owns the delivery and stability of our product end-to-end. The Engineering team owns our customers’ ability to capture revenue through our platform. The Senior Software Engineer for Gateway role centers around envisioning superior technical solutions to our customers’ payment needs, leading its implementation, and continuously ensuring reliable service to our customers. Finix is looking for a team member to join our Engineering team who brings exceptional technical acumen, attention to detail, interest to grow, and an obsession with building excellent scalable software.

You Will:

• Deep dive into our customers’ needs and work with product management to define new services.
• Own the architecture, design, implementation, best practices, and infrastructure within your domain.
• Get involved in design reviews and code reviews.
• Become an expert in your payments domain and mentor junior software engineers.
• Proactively improve our architecture, frameworks, tooling, automation, and best practices.

You Are:

• Comfortable continuously delivering code, infrastructure, and tests throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Able to lead proposals, design, and architect systems through research into use cases.
• Obsessed with finding edge cases, understanding requirements, and design implications.
• Proactive in monitoring running systems and troubleshooting production issues.
• Committed to communicating and working cross-functionally with other teams to ensure the delivery of quality code and features.

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience with several life-cycle building systems using Java.
• Implemented secure APIs, highly available and observable services.
• Experience working with AWS infrastructure.
• Strong multitasking skills and can manage competing priorities.
• Raised the bar on every project you were involved in.

$162,000 - $198,000 a year

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Finix is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status,or any other protected class.

Role: Software Engineer IV

Level: IC4

Location: Chicago, IL

Type: Hybrid (4 days in-office)

Base Salary Range: $162,000/yr to $198,000/yr + equity + benefits

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at our headquarters in San Francisco, California. Individual pay is determined by work location, job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.