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You’ll be working in Go on Form3’s cloud-native platform, applying proven engineering patterns from our existing payments services while solving the specific challenges that come with high-volume, resilient, regulated payment systems. \nDesign and implement new US payments gateway functionality in Go, aligned to product requirements and agreed technical architecture. This includes payment flows, scheme-specific behaviours, error handling, validation and operational requirements, as well as comprehensive automated integration tests covering this functionality. \nWork collaboratively with Product, Engineering and other functions to refine requirements and validate implementation choices. \nContribute to technical design activity, including design proposals, implementation plans and problem-solving within Form3 platform architecture. \nSupport non-functional requirements related to resilience, performance, disaster recovery, failure-mode testing and operational readiness. Establish and improve monitoring, alerting, telemetry and observability to support operational visibility from development through to production. \nSupport production-readiness activity, including release preparation, final validation, production deployment and post-launch issue resolution. \nProduce and maintain technical documentation, including design notes, testing documentation, deployment guidance, operational procedures and runbooks. \nEnsure all work aligns with Form3’s engineering standards, security expectations and the standards required for critical payments infrastructure. \nWE’RE LOOKING FOR \nDeep understanding of designing and building distributed systems \nEnjoys working on complex challenges within critical software where high performance and robustness are essential \nFamiliarity with cloud and containerisation technologies, test automation tools and CI/CD pipelines \nInterest in owning projects end-to-end and supporting them as they go live in production \nAppreciation of clean code and software engineering best-practice \nExperience with Go, along with a “right tool for the job” mentality \nGreat communication skills who enjoy sharing knowledge and collaborating with others \nTECH STACK \nHere are a few of the tools and methodologies we utilise: \nInfrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes \nPlatform: CockroachDB, NATS JetStream, Elasticsearch, Vault, Cilium \nTools: Terraform, Flux, GitHub, Prometheus, Pact.io, Tilt \n Code: Go (and a little Java), containerised microservices, CQRS, open source \nWays of working: TDD/BDD, Pair Programming, 100% remote, SecDevOps \nINTERVIEW PROCESS \nStage 1: Screening Call with Talent Team \nStage 2: Take home test \nStage 3: Technical interview (may be separated into two parts) \nWe always aim to stick to the above process, however there may be occasions when an additional interview stage is needed for us to be sure we’re hiring the right person! \nLOCATIONS\nHere are the locations that we are looking to engage with contractors from. Please note, we are not looking to engage with contractors outside of these locations.\n*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:1dabfb9c-a374-44fd-a4c3-ec9e54c5a0d7-3\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:1dabfb9c-a374-44fd-a4c3-ec9e54c5a0d7-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\nCanada (Ontario only)\nAll contractors start their first day in our office to collect the equipment needed to work remotely. \nABOUT FORM3 \nRevolutionising the world of payments with our cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. For more information about Form3, check out the following pages: \nWhat we do | Life at Form3 | Payments Cannot Fail Series | .Tech Podcast \nOUR DEI&B COMMITMENT \nWe hire talented people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to a work environment based on diversity, open-mindedness and curiosity. We’re united by our company values (we even created them together!) and we celebrate our unique differences. \nOur employee lifecycle processes are designed to embrace equal opportunity and prevent discrimination against our people regardless of personal characteristics. It is our strong belief that the more inclusive and belonging we are as a business, the better our work will be. \nAs an inclusive employer, we guarantee to interview all neurodiverse and physically disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role. We also encourage candidates to notify us of any reasonable adjustments that may be required during the recruitment process. 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