Staff Backend Software Engineer
About The Position
Fiserv is a global leader in payments and financial technology, and our Clover division is the heartbeat of millions of small businesses worldwide. A successful Staff Backend Software Engineer at Clover drives the development of real-time merchant insights that power everyday decisions for small businesses. In this role, you will lead with technical rigor, support your team’s growth, and deliver data-backed products that are as scalable as they are impactful. The Merchant Insights Engineering team at Clover builds scalable, full-stack applications that deliver data-driven intelligence directly to our merchants—helping them better understand their business operations. This cross-functional team touches everything from data pipelines to web and mobile interfaces, working across Clover’s ecosystem of hardware and software to turn raw data into actionable business strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
- 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role.
- 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
- 1+ years of experience with RDBMS (MySQL or similar relational databases) and hands-on experience with SQL and data warehousing.
- Experienced in the day-to-day practicalities of Software Development Lifecycles, specifically Scrum.
Nice To Haves
- 6+ years of experience with REST API design.
- Proven experience with microservices architecture, preferably using Spring Boot.
- Deep understanding of databases (MySQL and Snowflake preferred) and data warehouse experience.
- Experience writing efficient SQL queries including multi-table joins and experience with JDBC.
- Experience with a cloud platform (preferably Google Cloud Platform) alongside Docker and Kubernetes.
- Python scripting experience and a background in data analysis, reporting, or mathematics.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of 6–8 engineers across data, server, web, and Android technologies.
- Set the roadmap and strategy for Clover’s merchant-facing insights and analytics platform.
- Partner with Product, Design, Data Engineering, and Data Science to deliver near real-time insights at scale.
- Drive excellence through coaching, feedback, process improvement, and system design.
- Guide end-to-end project execution—ensuring delivery, quality, and cross-team coordination.
- Own incident response and blameless postmortems for the team’s products.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
