Backend Engineer

 About Paysafe

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com. 

Position to work hybrid in Lima, Peru. 

Important attached CV in English.

The Backend Engineer is responsible for supporting the building and maintaining efficient, secure, and scalable services and APIs. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless systems integration and the delivery of quality solutions. They actively participate in the technical design, development, and continuous improvement of the platform's backend.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services.
• Implement and consume APIs.
• Integrate third-party systems and work with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Write clean, reusable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to other developers.
• Collaborate with the frontend, QA, product, and DevOps teams to ensure quality deliveries.
• Apply security best practices in service development.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, tools, and architecture.
• Research and propose new technologies or technical solutions based on business needs.
• Understand the system architecture and its limitations.
• Validate technical decisions with architects or tech leads.
• Participate in decisions regarding tools, APIs, integrations, or infrastructure.
• Participate in task estimation and sprint planning.
• Prioritize tasks such as refactoring, performance improvements, technical debt, and migrations in collaboration with the Software Architect.
• Balance between user-visible features and the system's technical needs.
• Collaborate with QA to define testing criteria.
• Validate functional and technical deliverables (e.g., log review, performance, standards compliance).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or engineering.
• Proven software development experience (5+ yrs.) as well as a solid understanding of ObjectOriented Design and Programming best practices.
• Practical experience developing code using VS Code, VS Studio (19+).
• Practical experience with SVN/GIT/Gitlab as a source control system.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• 4+ years of services and back-end development experience, using NET4.8+, .Net Core 3.x , Net 8.1 and C#.
• Demonstrate ability to debug, maintain and test existing code.
• Practical experience developing RESTful APIs and Services.
• Proven experience working with EF Core and or similar ORMs.
• Possess an intermediate level knowledge of SQL and of the relational database concepts with SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgressSQL.
• Practical experience using WCF, NET 8, NET Core 3.x, ASP NET Core and/or Mono.
• Experience with web security and the different techniques available for Authentication,
• Authorization and web server access control.
• Experience with claims-based security, OAuth 2.0, JWT, Active directory, Federation services and SSO.
• A thorough understanding of best practices and the implication of software designs and implementation choices on application usability, performance and maintainability.
• Able to manage day-to-day tasks with minimal supervision and complete deliverables in a timely fashion.
• Proficient in analyzing software requirements and documenting technical specifications for web applications / services and strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively in both technical and business environments.
• Work in a team environment with shared code, disciplined use of source code control and project documentation.
• Professional demeanor, initiative to work independently, but also ability to accept and follow instructions.
• English fluent.

Why work at Paysafe?

• Career Growth: We offer continuous learning and development opportunities, empowering you to nurture your career in the dynamic world of online payments.
• Employee Benefits: In addition to a competitive salary, we offer health insurance, cancer and life insurance, 30 days of paid vacation, 4 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours (Dec-Mar), a birthday day off, and more.
• Work-Life Balance: We are committed to fostering a balanced work environment with flexibility, ensuring you have the opportunity to thrive both personally and professionally.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe offers equal employment opportunities to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, age, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristic. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know. We are happy to assist you and look forward to hearing from you.