Software Engineer - Payments - Remote

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

The position

The previous person in this role moved to another team. Nobody expects you to know every framework. We want someone who writes clear code, tests it and asks good questions. Remote position. Most of the team is in London, but nobody is required to come in.

In this role you will

Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates. Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed. Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green. Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners. Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana. Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk. Improve the reliability of existing code instead of just adding features on top of it.

Minimum qualifications

Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers. Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design. Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL. BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

Contributions to open source projects. Kubernetes and Docker in production. Event-driven systems using Kafka or RabbitMQ.

Rate: £74,000 to £92,000 pa

Perks and benefits

Private medical insurance. Company pension. 28 days annual leave including bank holidays. Share options.

Successful applicants will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Brassline Ltd.