At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead technical strategy and shape scalable architectures for innovative payment solutions.
- Company: Join Paymentology, a global leader in payment technology with a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a mission-driven team that values diversity and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global payment systems while mentoring the next generation of engineers.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in software engineering with expertise in distributed systems and cloud platforms.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Paymentology , we’re redefining what’s possible in the payments space.
As the first truly global issuer-processor, we give banks and fintechs the technology and talent to launch and manage Mastercard and Visa cards at scale - across more than 60 countries.
Our advanced, multi-cloud platform delivers real-time data, unmatched scalability, and the flexibility of shared or dedicated processing instances.
It's this global reach and innovation that sets us apart.
We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple teams and engineering domains.
As an individual contributor with organisation-wide influence, you'll shape technical strategy, guide architectural decisions, and help teams build reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems that power millions of payment transactions every day.
You'll work closely with Engineering, Product, and Operations to solve complex technical challenges, establish engineering standards, mentor senior engineers, and enable teams to make better technical decisions with confidence.
What you get to do
- Drive technical strategy across engineering domains and cross-team initiatives.
- Shape scalable architectures that support Paymentology's long-term product and business goals.
- Translate complex technical challenges into clear, practical solutions.
- Establish engineering standards, architectural patterns, and best practices across teams.
- Identify and mitigate long-term risks around reliability, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Operations to influence technical roadmaps and delivery.
- Mentor senior engineers and strengthen technical leadership across the organisation.
- Lead initiatives that improve engineering quality, testing, observability, and operational excellence.
- Contribute hands-on to critical systems where your expertise delivers the greatest impact.
What it takes to succeed
- Extensive experience designing and operating highly available, distributed backend systems.
- Proven success leading technical initiatives across multiple teams.
- Strong expertise in software architecture, system design, and engineering best practices.
- Experience with microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, relational databases, and cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
- Knowledge of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containerisation, observability, and automated testing.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions and mentor experienced engineers.
- Professional fluency in English.
- Java experience is highly valued, while experience in payments, fintech, or other regulated environments is beneficial but not essential.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Typically 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex distributed systems.
- Experience shaping technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and delivering cloud-native software at scale.
Paymentology we value making a difference to the lives of the people who work for us and who live in the communities where we operate.
You can look forward to working with a diverse, global team where Paymentologists at all levels play an important part in our global mission to advance the world through payments and make a difference on a global scale.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on any unlawful ground, including race, colour, ethnicity, sex, gender, pregnancy, marital status, family responsibility, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, language or HIV status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Staff Software Engineer UK employer: Paymentology
At Paymentology, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and opportunities for advancement within our global network. Located in a fast-paced environment, we empower our team members to make impactful decisions while enjoying the flexibility and support needed to thrive both personally and professionally.
