Backend Engineer (Java)

Paysafe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments platform in Greater London is looking for a Backend Java Developer to join its IT Development team. The role involves enhancing applications supporting Payment Processing products, utilizing Agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience, proficiency in Java and Spring, and a strong communication skill set. This position offers a hybrid working model, flexible hours, and various perks including private health insurance and a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Enhanced paid family policies

Discounts on gym memberships

Private health insurance

Social events on a rooftop terrace

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of software development experience.
• Self-learner and someone who embraces latest technologies.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, and presentation).

Responsibilities

• Follow Agile Methodology: daily scrums, grooming, planning.
• Liaise with Product Management and other teams.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Ecosystem (Boot, MVC, Batch, Security, Cloud)

RESTful Services (JAX-RS)

Micro-services

AWS

SQL (Oracle preferable)

Git

Basic knowledge of UNIX/Linux

Education

University degree in Computer Science, Programming, or equivalent

Job description

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 3,300 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.

It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments.

Paysafe is currently seeking a Backend Java Developer to join its IT Development team in London to help us enhance our applications supporting the Payment Processing products and services. The ideal candidate will be a fast learner and enjoy working independently or within a team. They must also be confident in all aspects of software delivery on large and small projects including build/test automation.

You’ll be part of one Agile team (out of nearly 50), consisting of several engineers; a team that has full ownership of their respective piece of code and functionality and is free to create its own rules that fit into a much bigger process. Our teams are working on some of our leading products, such as our Digital Wallets (Skrill & NETELLER), our Embedded Wallet solution, our Payment Gateway (Netbanx), Paysafecard, as well as various Risk and Compliance functionalities across the board.

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused.
• Operating with Courage.
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing. If you want to find out more about life at Paysafe, check out our careers page here .

How we work:

We follow a hybrid working model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. The office is located in Gresham Street next to St Paul’s cathedral with easy access and transport links via St Paul’s, Bank, Cannon Street, City Thameslink, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Mansion House.

The impact you will have:

• Follow Agile Methodology: daily scrums, grooming, planning, retrospectives and project meetings as required
• Liaise with Product Management, DevOps and other project teams as required to deliver high-quality software solutions
• Work with the Product Management team to help in the gathering and documentation of requirements
• Ability to quickly ramp up and apply new technologies and processes
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share best practices with the team
• Enjoy working in a highly collaborative & dynamic team environment
• Share knowledge, teach, or learn from some of thevery bestengineers in the industry
• Encouragement to enhance your skills, as we consider self-improvement a crucial part of the job

Technical skills:

• Software development experience in Java/J2EE, Spring Ecosystem (Boot, MVC, Batch, Security, Cloud)
• Basic knowledge in SQL (Oracle preferable)
• Experience with REST, especially with RESTful Services (JAX-RS), GraphQL, JSON/XML, OpenAPI/Swagger
• Micro-services and Event Driven architectures
• Has worked with Git, Gitlab/Bamboo/Bitbucket plugins
• Has worked with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS), Azure, GCP fundamentals
• Basic knowledge of UNIX/Linux

Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of software development experience
• University degree in Computer Science, Programming, or equivalent education
• Self-learner and someone who is not afraid to embrace latest technologies
• Experience working in a diverse and multi-location company
• Strong communication skills (oral, written and presentation)

When applying, please include a link to your Github account or other open source contributions (if applicable).

A snippet of what you’ll get in return:

• Make your day work for you with our flexible working hours.
• You decide what your holiday looks like with the option to buy or sell your holiday and carry over up to 5 days into the next year.
• Enjoy social events on our roof top terrace with views onto St Pauls Cathedral.
• Our fully equipped facilities include showers, hairdryers and straighteners and fresh towels.
• Start your day with a free breakfast, fresh fruit and snacks.
• Take a breather in our dedicated wellbeing room.
• Spend time with those important to you with our enhanced paid family policies.
• Test our products Skrill and Neteller. Upon joining we will award you £50 into each wallet.
• Enjoy our discounts on memberships via vitality including, gyms, leisure centres, yoga/Pilates across the country.
• Need a new Laptop or TV? We offer support purchasing Apple and LG products via Stormfront technology.
• Join our six employee-led equality communities and help foster a workplace that celebrates diversity and create opportunities to collaborate and learn.
• Give back to the community with four paid charity days.
• Kickstart your weekend early with our summer hours during the months of June, July and August with a 3pm finish every Friday.
• Let’s not forget, we also offer: Private health insurance (pre-existing conditions are included) & dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

What to expect next:

• Phone screen with Talent Acquisition.
• Technical interview with the Hiring Manager and members of the team.
• In-person meet and greet with the Hiring Manager, plus final HR interview.

If you’re successful joining the team, you’ll be meeting our CEO in person during our new joiners breakfast in London – a great opportunity to network with your peers.

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.