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Payoneer is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-quality backend systems. Founded in 2005, Payoneer is a global financial platform that removes friction from cross-border business, serving customers and partners in over 190 countries. The company simplifies financial workflows including global payments, compliance, multi-currency management, workforce management, working capital, and business intelligence.
In this role, you will drive technical architecture decisions, mentor teammates, and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (Product, Design/UX, DevOps, and other R&D teams) to deliver robust solutions. You'll champion engineering best practices, proactively identify areas for improvement, and lead efforts to ensure system reliability, performance, and seamless customer experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable backend solutions for complex scenarios
- Collaborate effectively within your team and across functions
- Maintain and improve the team's engineering practices, suggesting and implementing technology, patterns, or process enhancements
- Proactively identify areas of improvement in team systems, processes, and scalability
- Lead by example in code quality, contributing significantly to code reviews and acting as a focal point for engineering excellence
- Help monitor production systems, investigate potential issues, and lead efforts to resolve critical production challenges
Requirements:
- 4+ years in backend software engineering roles, with demonstrated ability to navigate technical trade-offs and ambiguity
- Proficiency in C#, Java, or similar object-oriented languages
- Hands-on knowledge of relational databases like SQL Server
- Experience with message queues or streaming platforms (e.g., RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka)
- Strong experience writing unit tests and ensuring high test coverage
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Experience in designing new functionality for existing complex components while maintaining scalability and performance
- Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
- BA/BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
Desirable qualifications:
- Practical experience with Agile development methodologies
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
- Hands-on knowledge of non-relational databases like MongoDB
- Experience in mentoring new hires and interns
