Software Developer - Backend

Braintree lets you move money from one place to another safely and securely. Every time you pay for an Uber ride, book a stay through Airbnb, or pay with PayPal when you check out online, you're probably using our product. It sounds complex (and it is), but we make it so simple you can't tell we're there. We solve world-scale problems and provide opportunities to match. We build diverse teams that recognize our strengths and allow us to work on our weaknesses. You bring skills and a relentless focus on the customer, and we'll provide the support you need to do the best work of your life. The Braintree Funding Group's mission is to build new features, operate, and support the disbursement platform for our merchants. This platform is at a massive scale. The system is the largest single database in Braintree at ten terabytes, supports multiple regions, and funds over 750 million USD per business day.

Your way to impact

•    As a Software Engineer on the Braintree Funding group, you will be responsible for helping to implement the evolution of our merchant disbursement platform.

•    You will collaborate on key technology decisions, build & maintain large production grade systems, and work with our customers to solve their day-to-day problems.

Your day to day
•    Implement major team workstreams to build and improve large-scale systems, grow the scale of our platform, reduce complexity, increase automation and burn down technical debt
•    Build components of our platform via pair programming with other engineers
•    Follow practices to ensure the highest levels of operational resiliency
•    Collaborate with leadership, peers and customers to effectively deliver solutions and projects
•    Track business impact of features on a regular basis, and rely on performance data to make informed decisions about possible changes or improvements
•    Contribute to a culture of learning and sharing technology insights across teams

What you need to bring 
•    3+ years of experience in software engineering
•    Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with individuals with a range of experiences/backgrounds
•    Design and operational experience with large scale production grade systems
•    Prior professional experience in one or more of the following: Python, Java/Kotlin, Ruby, Golang, JavaScript, or shell scripting
•    Experience building and maintaining large distributed systems on one of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
•    Extensive API design and development experience
•    At least one of Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, Redshift, or similar data handling experience
•    Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment
•    Ability to partner with business units, product management, program management and cross-functional teams to deliver business results with agility and high quality
•    Excellent time management skills and ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities

Nice To Have  
(Don’t worry if you don’t have these skills. You can always learn these skills after joining us)   
•    Experience working in the credit card processing or financial services industry
•    Good Linux skills and understanding of operating systems
•    Experience SQL, ETLs and data analysis skills
•    Deep understanding of AWS and GCP technologies
•    Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
•    Experience in workflow engines / schedulers like Airflow and Argo 
•    Experience with monitoring/logging tools and best practices
•    Test-driven development (TDD) and CI/CD