Senior Software Engineer II, Commerce Platform

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer II, Commerce Platform in United States.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to help shape and scale high-impact commerce and payment systems. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems that handle high-volume financial transactions, collaborating across product, engineering, and operations teams. You will tackle complex technical challenges related to performance, reliability, and security, while mentoring other engineers and driving best practices across the platform. The position offers an opportunity to influence critical infrastructure, optimize operations, and deliver a seamless and secure user experience in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

• Accountabilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for high-volume payment processing and commerce services.
• Implement secure and reliable payment-related APIs, ensuring accuracy throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Lead technical projects across multiple teams, from initial design to deployment and continuous improvement.
• Integrate with external payment processors, gateways, wallets, and financial partners while adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Optimize systems for cost, performance, observability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product, legal, finance, operations, and data science, to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
• Mentor engineers, establish best practices, and uphold high standards of code quality and architecture.
• Drive platform initiatives that impact key business metrics, including payment success rates and operational efficiency.
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• Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in high-scale, distributed environments.
• Proficiency in backend programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Go, Java).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), caching (Redis, Memcached), and distributed systems.
• Comfortable working in complex domains such as payments, billing, invoicing, or compliance-heavy systems.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with experience driving cross-team projects.
• High sense of ownership, capable of influencing team direction, mentoring others, and independently solving problems.
• Operational excellence experience including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with experimentation and A/B testing to inform feature development and iteration.
• Preferred: expertise in payment infrastructure, payment authorization flows, reconciliation, and experience with workflow orchestration tools like Temporal.
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• Benefits:
• Competitive base salary with range depending on work location.
• Equity grants and annual refresh grants.
• Flexible “Flex First” work environment with remote and hybrid options.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage and other benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development and mentorship in a high-impact engineering environment.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.

📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.

🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the three candidates with the highest match to the role.

🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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