Senior Software Engineer - Gateway

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

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic Engineering team. This role focuses on crafting superior technical solutions for customer payment needs while ensuring reliable service delivery. With a commitment to excellence, you will lead architectural designs, mentor junior engineers, and continuously enhance the platform's capabilities. Join this forward-thinking company and be part of a team that empowers businesses with cutting-edge payment solutions, all while enjoying a hybrid work environment and competitive salary. If you have a passion for scalable software and a drive to innovate, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building systems using Java.
• Experience in implementing secure APIs and observable services.
• Strong multitasking skills and ability to manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, design, and implementation within your domain.
• Deep dive into customer needs and define new services.
• Proactively improve architecture, frameworks, and tooling.

Skills

Java

API Development

AWS

System Architecture

Mentoring

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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.

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

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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