Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Payments
Location
Brazil
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Payments
Swile
• Design, build, test, deploy, and monitor backend services in production environments • Contribute to the evolution of a large-scale payments platform supporting millions of users • Work primarily with Ruby-based backend systems, evolving and maintaining core services • Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to solve real business problems • Translate product requirements into pragmatic and scalable technical solutions • Drive architectural discussions and contribute to technical decision-making • Improve system reliability, observability, performance, and security • Lead projects end-to-end, ensuring high-quality execution and delivery • Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices • Mentor other engineers and contribute to the technical growth of the team • Facilitate communication and alignment across distributed teams
Job Requirements
- Significant experience building and operating backend systems in production
- Strong understanding of software design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases
- Experience with messaging and event-driven systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies
- Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of complex problems from discovery to delivery
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Product mindset and ability to understand business context when making technical decisions
- Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate in a global environment
- Fluent/Advanced English proficiency (C1-C2 Level)
Benefits
- Innovative solutions in various areas such as Fintech, Travel, HR, and Employee Benefits
- Collaboration with teams across Brazil and France
- Opportunity to work in a highly autonomous environment
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