Senior Software Engineer II, Travel
About The Position
The Opportunity: We, at Flywire, are looking for an experienced Sr. Software Engineer II, ideally with a background in FinTech. Your primary responsibility will be to build and maintain the platform that supports the money movement of our industry leading payment engine moving hundreds of millions everyday. You will be joining a team in charge of designing new functionalities and improving the current capabilities to improve speed, cost and scalability of our product. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, pragmatic design, building quality products and to convey the sensation that the product is the responsibility of all the team is essential. You will be responsible for ensuring high quality code in a team defined timeframe.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in web application development
- Experience in designing, developing and supporting scalable, performant and reliable web applications and distributed systems
- Seasoned in techniques such TDD and BDD
- Proficient working with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
- Understanding of relational databases
- Firm grasp of OTEL and distributed tracing
- Strong understanding of object-oriented fundamentals
- Great understanding of the other disciplines in the cross functional team: QAs, Product, and SREs
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross functional teams including product and support
- Fluent in English, as it is the company’s working language
- The ability to deliver high quality code and learn quickly
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Travel & Hospitality, FinTech, or the Payment industry will be appreciated
- Local to Boston or Chicago is highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Write clean, high quality, testable, secure, maintainable and extendable code
- Solve items such as challenging bugs and production issues within the development environment
- Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
- Understand scalability and performance status and make improvement for scalability
- Drive change and improvement in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Partake in the recruitment process by identifying and exciting great talent
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
- Contribute to the product vision by collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholders
- Drive initiatives to lead projects as well as mentor team members
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
