SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER II

Company DescriptionAre you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!Who We AreFlywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in education, using modern technology.Today, we’ve digitized payments for more than 3,800+ global clients across education, healthcare, travel & B2B, covering more than 240 countries and territories and supporting over 140 currencies. And, we’re just getting started!With over 1,200+ global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.Job DescriptionThe Opportunity:We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer II, ideally with a background in FinTech, to join the Flywire team in Spain. Your primary responsibility will be to build and maintain the platform that supports the money movement of our industry leading payment engine moving hundreds of millions everyday.You will be joining a team in charge of designing new functionalities and improving the current capabilities to improve speed, cost and scalability of our product. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, pragmatic design, building quality products and to convey the sensation that the product is the responsibility of all the team is essential. You will be responsible for ensuring high quality code in a team defined timeframe.Write clean, high quality, testable, secure, maintainable and extendable codeSolve items such as challenging bugs and production issues within the development environmentWork on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining resultsUnderstand scalability and performance status and make improvement for scalabilityDrive change and improvement in all phases of the development lifecyclePartake in the recruitment process by identifying and exciting great talentEnsure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applicationsContribute to the product vision by collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholdersDrive initiatives to lead projects as well as mentor team membersQualificationsHere’s What We’re Looking For:Around 8+ years of experience in application development Experience in designing, developing and supporting scalable, performant and reliable web applications and distributed systemsSeasoned in techniques such TDD and BDDProficient working with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)Understanding of relational databases Strong understanding of object-oriented fundamentalsGreat understanding of the other disciplines in the cross functional team: QAs, Product and SREsOutstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross functional teams including product and supportFluent in English, as it is the company’s working language Experience in FinTech or the payment industry will be appreciatedThe ability to deliver high quality code and learn quicklyTechnologies We UseRuby or Java ReactJavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 System management: Linux, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Sidekiq, AMQP, ElasticSearchMachine LearningCloud platform: AWSOur CultureWe are a global company. Our engineering team is distributed across 3 continents and 4 different countries so remote work is allowed!Our engineering practice is shaped around concepts including Agile and Lean. Each team has a high level of autonomy to organize themselves in the way they consider more appropriate to execute their mission.We actively engage in knowledge sharing by hosting internal cross-discipline events.We are active in contributing to open source whenever possible.We contribute to our local communities by hosting different events, Meetups, etcAdditional InformationWhat We Offer:Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock UnitsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social mediaDynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMatesBe a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impactCompetitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in andDigital Disconnect Days!Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)Submit today and get started!We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 40 nationalities across 14 different offices diversity, gender equality, and inclusion are at the core of our people agenda. We believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.