Senior Backend Engineer - Payments Integrations (Remote)

Datafin; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company in South Africa is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer specializing in integration tasks. You will be responsible for designing, building, and integrating technical requirements for payment solutions. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of cloud-based backend engineering experience, strong Python skills, and expertise in AWS services like Lambda and API Gateway. Experience with MySQL and MongoDB is essential, and knowledge of payment integrations is a plus. Join a rapid-paced and innovative team, where communication and problem-solving are key.

Qualifications

• 6+ Years of experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering.
• Strong experience with Python.
• AWS expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless).
• Database experience (MySQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with Payment Integrations is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Complete development tasks for payment integrations.
• Design and integrate technical requirements for payment integrations.
• Ensure secure and compliant processing.
• Diagnose and propose solutions for integration issues.

Skills

Cloud-based Backend Engineering

Python

AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless)

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

A leading FinTech company in South Africa is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer specializing in integration tasks. You will be responsible for designing, building, and integrating technical requirements for payment solutions. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of cloud-based backend engineering experience, strong Python skills, and expertise in AWS services like Lambda and API Gateway. Experience with MySQL and MongoDB is essential, and knowledge of payment integrations is a plus. Join a rapid-paced and innovative team, where communication and problem-solving are key.