Senior Backend Software Engineer (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

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Integrations) (Remote) IT - Software Development

Johannesburg - Gauteng - South Africa, Cape Town - Western Cape - South Africa, Kenya, Remote

ENVIRONMENT

JOIN a cutting-edge FinTech company helping to shape the future of digital payments across Africa as its next Senior Backend Software Engineer. You will design, build, and integrate technical requirements alongside the team on inflight and new payment integrations. Applicants must have 6+ years experience in Cloud-based Backend Engineering, strong Python skills, AWS expertise (Lambda, API Gateway, Serverless), MySQL and MongoDB.

DUTIES

• Successfully complete development tasks for payment integrations
• Design, build, and integrate technical requirements alongside the team on inflight and new payment integrations.
• Ensure secure, scalable, and compliant processing.

Effective Troubleshooting and Debugging of Payment Integration issues

• Independently diagnose and propose solutions for issues and incidents, leveraging logs, monitoring, and code analysis.

REQUIREMENTS

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

ATTRIBUTES

Problem-Solving & Ownership

• Ability to design elegant, scalable solutions for new payment integration.
• Takes initiative, owns projects end-to-end, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-scale environment.

Collaboration & Communication

• Works well in a fully remote team, with strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, operations, and external partners.