Sr Server Software Engineer

Fiserv•Alpharetta, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Employees team is dedicated to building tools that help merchants manage, schedule, and empower their workforce, optimize labor costs, and streamline team operations. As a Backend Engineer on this team, you will focus on scaling and expanding our employee management platform, shift scheduling systems, labor tracking mechanics, and integrations with industry-leading enterprise payroll and workforce management platforms. You will work closely with the Infrastructure, Product, and Design teams in an iterative, agile environment to deliver seamless merchant- and employee-facing features across multiple parts of the backend stack.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
10+ years of hands-on professional software development experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex, production-grade backend systems.
Strong coding skills within the JVM ecosystem; Java is our primary language of choice.
Extensive experience building microservices and web services using Spring Boot.
Hands-on experience building and deploying application containers using Kubernetes, along with practical knowledge of provisioning and managing infrastructure via Terraform.
Strong working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, including query optimization and schema design.
Deep expertise in designing and implementing robust, secure, and performant RESTful APIs.
Ability to write clean, testable, and high-performance code that easily scales with high transaction volumes.
Superior problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills—you can explain complex technical ideas clearly and collaborate effectively across teams.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Prior experience building workforce management, HR tech, shift scheduling, payroll, or labor optimization platforms, or developing deep backend integrations with large external enterprise software systems.
Knowledge of or exposure to Generative AI concepts, LLM integrations, or building AI-driven features for smart scheduling, labor forecasting, or automated workforce optimization.
Familiarity with leveraging modern software productivity tools and AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, advanced IDE plugins) to optimize workflow efficiency, accelerate debugging, and boost overall development output.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of Clover’s cutting-edge Employees platform, shift scheduling, and core backend ecosystems to drive platform evolution.
Design, build, and maintain highly scalable REST APIs and microservices that power our smart payment devices, merchant dashboards, and integrations with enterprise third-party partners.
Partner with product managers and designers to identify technical requirements, assist with realistic project planning, and translate business objectives into clean, maintainable, and extensible software.
Take full ownership of merchant- and employee-facing features and workforce services from initial design and development through to deployment and production monitoring.
Participate in rigorous system design and code reviews to ensure high code quality, security, and performance across the team.
Collaborate with the Infrastructure team to design data models that support large-scale, highly available workforce, shift management, and enterprise integration services.
Work closely with QA to develop robust test plans/strategies and participate in an on-call rotation to maintain system uptime and high availability.

Benefits

Fuel Your Life program to support your physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being
Paid holidays and generous time away policies
No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
Living Proof program to recognize your peers’ extra effort with points redeemable for rewards
Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture and expand your network
Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available from day one
Retirement planning and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition assistance and reimbursement program
Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave