Staff Backend Engineer at Yoco

About the role

• As a Staff Backend Engineer in Payments, you will be a hands-on, technical leader on an individual contributor career path. You will be responsible for system design, ensuring that the team is aligned with the Yoco technical direction. You will be expected to mentor and coach engineers to ensure that the team delivers and supports new features quickly and with industry-leading quality and non-functional requirements (e.g. availability, security, performance, etc.). You will also contribute as an engineer in the team.

About you

• 10+ years of experience as a backend software engineer, preferably using a JVM-based language and/or Python
• Experience designing and building systems with challenging non-functional requirements (e.g. availability, security, performance, etc.)
• Experience leading a team technically, with a proven track record in mentoring and coaching software engineers
• Experience working as part of a globally distributed team
• Experience working in a product-based company (instead of a services-based company)
• The ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility
• Experience in payments and/or Point of Sale (POS) solutions is a bonus

What’s next

• If you qualify for this position, and our mission and values resonate with you, please apply.
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