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Software Engineer II

Flywire - Chicago, IL, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-09-25

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Salary: USD 110,000 - 120,000 / annual

Flywire is seeking a Software Engineer II to contribute to its billing and payments platform that processes hundreds of millions in money movement for colleges and universities globally. This is a full-stack role requiring both technical depth and the ability to work across diverse client requirements. You will work closely with US-based software engineering and product teams while collaborating with teams across multiple time zones. The role emphasizes pragmatic design, quality, security, and scalability—never sacrificing these for speed. Key Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain high-quality, testable, and maintainable code within the billing and payments system - Leverage AI tools as a force multiplier for code exploration, test scaffolding, and producing production-quality code - Ensure security, quality, scaling, and performance standards are maintained - Communicate effectively across engineering and product teams - Participate in collaborative problem-solving and solutioning meetings, engaging in constructive debate You are a self-reliant engineer who takes ownership of tasks while knowing when to escalate well-formed questions to leadership. You adapt quickly to new systems and legacy codebases, manage your time effectively, and thrive in global collaboration with strong verbal and written communication skills. Requirements: - 3–6 years of professional experience in application development - Professional experience with Java development in production environments - Understanding of relational databases (MySQL) - Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSP (Java Server Pages) - Comfort using AI-assisted development tools and writing comprehensive test cases (JUnit 5, Mockito, AssertJ) - Nice to have: Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring Batch, Hibernate - Experience in FinTech or Higher Education sectors is appreciated - Familiarity with student billing/tuition workflows is a plus

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