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Senior Back-end Developer (Scala) - PERM - Colombia

CodeMentor

CodeMentor

Software Engineering
Remote
Posted on Oct 16, 2024

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About Us:

We are a leading provider of SaaS products for the professional services industry. We are most well-known for our legal practice management software and our online payment solution designed specifically for legal professionals. Endorsed by all 50 state bar associations and the American Bar Association, our payment solution is trusted by attorneys nationwide. Founded in Austin, TX, in 2005, we have grown to serve over 74,100 law firms and 10,000 accounting firms with a combined headcount of 500 employees.

Why Join Us:

  • Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that builds cutting-edge solutions to help professional businesses operate efficiently.
  • Industry Leader: Work with the largest legal tech company in the market.
  • Career Growth: Opportunity to lead our team expansion in Colombia & Brazil and become a future leader in the company.
  • Customer Impact: Create products that make a real difference for our customers.
  • Long-Term Stability: Be part of a company with a stable and long-tenured team, where you can grow and develop new skills.
  • Lateral Movements: Explore opportunities for lateral moves within different business units to expand your horizons.
  • Travel Opportunities: Chance to travel to our HQ in Austin, Texas.
  • Impressive Platform: Work on an incredible payments platform that processes $20 billion USD a year.

Your Role:

We are looking for a Senior Back End Engineer to lead the evolution of our payment processing platform, a leader in securely processing large-scale transactions nationwide. You will drive the creation and implementation of new features, oversee the release of our next-generation product, and enhance usability for our diverse client base. As part of our team, you will architect and maintain both internal and customer-facing applications, ensuring they meet our high standards for quality, global payment integration, scalability, security, and seamless partner ecosystem expansion. Join us in revolutionizing payment technologies and addressing the industry's most complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide secure and highly available access to partners and merchants to interact with our API platform
  • Learn and develop expertise in Scala functional programming and related frameworks
  • Create and drive the technical design of backend capabilities
  • Support software deployments, including debugging, troubleshooting, and coordination with DevOps and QA Engineers
  • Investigate, resolve, and document root cause for technical issues in production
  • Develop and monitor software system validation procedures and automated tests
  • Research and propose new technologies, industry trends, and best practices to propel our team and product forward
  • Work in a close-knit team environment to achieve engineering goals and make a difference
  • Mentor and proactively lead in areas of expertise within team and engineering organization

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience with Scala developing professional backend software. Other JVM or functional language experience may substitute.
  • Experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and debugging large-scale solutions in cloud-based environments such as AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.
  • Knowledgeable in event sourcing systems utilizing streams and events. Practical experience with ApacheKafka is preferred while experience using AWS Kinesis, GCP Pub/Sub, AMQP, or other relevant systems is acceptable.
  • Knowledgeable in SQL and RDBMS environments. Practical experience with AWS RDS (MySQL or Postgres engines) is preferred while experience using other RDBMS is acceptable.
  • Knowledgeable in NoSQL datastores utilizing JSON data structures
  • Desire to contribute and participate in our culture of continuous improvement. The goals would include always improving our craft and always making our systems better.

Perks and Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and benefits.
  • Work with a supportive and collaborative team.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
  • Flexible work environment.
  • Long-Term Stability: Be part of a company with a stable and long-tenured team, where you can grow and develop new skills.
  • Lateral Movements: Explore opportunities for lateral moves within different business units to expand your horizons.

Join us and be part of a team that's making a difference in the professional services industry! Apply now and help us build solutions that empower businesses to thrive.