Software Engineer - Europe Remote

Paymentology; New York (NY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Paymentology seeks a Backend Developer to enhance their scalable payment processing for banks and fintechs globally. The role involves building APIs, optimizing codebases, and deploying features. The ideal candidate has strong Java skills, SQL knowledge, and thrives in a remote setting characterized by team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong Java + Spring background.
• Solid SQL knowledge; PostgreSQL experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust backend services using Java and Spring.
• Work on a scalable, fault-tolerant API platform.
• Own features from design to deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.

Skills

Java

Spring

SQL

PostgreSQL

API Development

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Distributed Systems

Job description

Paymentology is the first truly global issuer-processor, giving banks and fintechs the technology, team and experience to rapidly issue and process Mastercard, Visa and UnionPay cards across more than 60 countries, at scale.

Our advanced, multi-cloud platform, offering both shared and dedicated processing instances, vast global presence and richer, real-time data, set us apart as the leader in payments.

• Build and maintain robust backend services using Java and Spring
• Work on a scalable, fault-tolerant API platform
• Dive into and make sense of large codebases through reverse engineering
• Collaborate in a remote team environment with asynchronous communication
• Write performant SQL and work directly with PostgreSQL
• Own features from design to deployment using Docker and Kubernetes
• Solve complex problems with persistence, creativity, and clean code
  
  

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of professional backend development experience
• Experience at at least one previous company
• Strong Java + Spring background
• Solid SQL knowledge; PostgreSQL experience is a plus
• Experience building API-based, scalable web services
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and tackle unfamiliar code
• Independence and self-motivation in a remote work setting
• A passion for high-quality, maintainable software
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD workflows
• GitHub fluency and comfort with pull request–driven development
• Experience with observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing)
• Background in distributed systems or microservice architecture
  
  

At Paymentology we value making a difference to the lives of the people who work for us and who live in the communities where we operate. You can look forward to working with a diverse, global team where Paymentologists at all levels play an important part in our global mission to advance the world through payments and make a difference on a global scale.