Backend Engineer — Global Payments (Remote)

BVNK; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 80 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge financial services firm is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join their team in South Africa. The role focuses on building seamless cross-border payments using both crypto and fiat currencies, contributing to the development of innovative banking solutions. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience in using compiled languages and a strong understanding of asynchronous messaging. Benefits include competitive salary, meaningful ownership opportunities, and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Meaningful ownership through employee option scheme

Flexible working hours

Travel opportunities to offices worldwide

Open and creative work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience working as an engineer using a compiled language.
• Proven ability to design, architect, debug, test, and create well-documented code.
• Production experience in asynchronous messaging with microservices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product team to iterate fast and deliver results.
• Translate from technical to non-technical with stakeholders.
• Advocate for the simplest but most effective approach.

Skills

Experience with compiled languages

Design and debugging skills

Asynchronous messaging and microservices

Understanding of design patterns

Ability to translate challenges into solutions

Experience with fiat payments

Job description

A cutting-edge financial services firm is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join their team in South Africa. The role focuses on building seamless cross-border payments using both crypto and fiat currencies, contributing to the development of innovative banking solutions. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience in using compiled languages and a strong understanding of asynchronous messaging. Benefits include competitive salary, meaningful ownership opportunities, and flexible working hours.