Senior Backend Engineer - PayLink

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Estimate: $30k - $60k*
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Experience: Senior
English: Professional

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About the Role
You will design and build payment-critical backend services end-to-end on a modern Java stack, with a high bar for correctness, reliability, and security.

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What You'll Do

Design and build payment-critical backend services and APIs on Java/Spring Boot.
Ensure correctness and reliability under load.
Build robust integrations and event-driven flows.
Write thorough tests and help maintain high engineering standards.
Mentor mid-level engineers.

Requirements

5+ years in Java backend with Spring Boot.
Hands-on payments/fintech experience is required — you have worked on real payment or financial-transaction systems.
Hands-on experience with at least one payment processor or gateway (e.g., MPGS, Cybersource, or mada). This is a requirement for this role.
Strong microservices and REST API design; relational databases.
Solid grasp of transactional integrity and reliability.
Experience with containers/CI/CD and strong automated testing.
AI-augmented engineering — you actively use AI coding tools such as Claude Code in your day-to-day development. This is a requirement for this role.

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