Senior Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global Payments 

Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.

Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore. 

About the Role

Our ideal candidate has deep experience in building scalable and fault-tolerant systems and can creatively come up with practical and efficient solutions to solve customers’ needs.

Responsible for leading and managing projects end to end, mentoring junior developers, and staying updated with industry trends. The objective is to deliver high-quality, user-friendly applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the go-to person for the team’s technical questions and decisions
• Lead and launch team-wide initiatives for new capabilities which are critical to Nium’s success
• Develop scalable and extensible solutions to solve customers’ needs
• Collaborate with our product team to plan, scope, and drive from inception to production
• Contribute to operational efforts to ensure the continual availability and high quality of our platform
• Recruit, interview, and develop interview questions
• Mentor other engineers in the company

Requirements

• 9-12 years of backend engineering experience.
• Proficiency in at least one of Java, Python, C++, C#, Golang
• Strong technical knowledge of CS fundamentals
• Strong experience with scalable and reliable services/APIs
• Strong design and architectural insights with proven accomplishments.
• Thrive in ambiguity
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

What we offer at Nium  

We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. 

We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). 

We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend

We Constantly Innovate: Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards for how we approach both our business and talent opportunities.

-2022 Great Place To Work Certification

-2023 CB Insights Fintech 100 List of Most Promising Fintech Companies. 

- CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.

We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!

We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

For more detailed region specific benefits : https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks 

For more information visit www.nium.com 

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