Senior Software Engineer I

Company Description

About the role:
As a Senior Software Developer at Checkout.com, you will be embedded within the Identity Verification Team, a critical function focused on building innovative products to verify the identities of individuals and businesses globally.
In this high-impact role, you will be instrumental in the development of next-generation verification features, deploying intelligent, production-ready solutions by leveraging state-of-the-art Orchestration technologies as well as Generative AI and Computer Vision technologies.
You will be expected to work closely and collaboratively with Product, DevOps, DataScientist, and Data teams to ensure successful, end-to-end delivery of these solutions, while constantly researching and integrating emerging technologies. A core part of your contribution will be safeguarding data integrity and ensuring compliance, and translating complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders to support informed, data-driven decision-making across Checkout.com.

What you will be doing:

• Drive the design and development of innovative, complex and scalable applications for real-world identity verification challenges in a wider microservices using industry best practices.
• Take full ownership of new and existing features and service, managing the end-to-end lifecycle from initial conceptualization and design through to deployment and monitoring in a production environment.
• Actively collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Risk) across the company to maximize the positive impact of data science initiatives.
• Champion a culture of technical excellence, cross-team learning, and knowledge sharing within the Data organization.
• Be part of, and collaborate with, cross-functional teams including product management, across a large engineering community.
• Write clean, maintainable, extendable and testable code on some of Checkout’s most impactful systems.
• Build, own and operate your systems to the highest levels of resilience and service.
• Mentor junior team members and assist in their technical development

What are we looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Over 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer working with complex, large-scale, and diversified applications and tech stacks.
• Proficiency in C# .NET or Python, with a strong understanding of software development principles in either a backend or full stack environment.
• Great communication skills and ability to interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience working in agile environments and delivering high-quality code within tight deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Someone who is AI proficient or AI curious, you will be hungry to embrace what the latest technology has to offer to enhance yours and your teams productivity
• Payments or financial knowledge is a plus, but not a necessity

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Cloud and Infrastructure technologies like AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, prometheus...
• Experience with Databases like Postgresql, Mongo, Redis, ...
• Direct experience solving real-world business problems through innovative, data-driven approaches.
• Any experience in other programming languages not mentioned above.

Additional Information

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.