Software Engineer II
Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.
Ready to take your career global?
Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our ever-evolving technology team and help shape the future of global commerce. In this role, you'll build scalable cloud-native services, design data-intensive applications, and collaborate with global teams to deliver secure, high-performing solutions that support millions of business transactions worldwide.
What you'll own
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable back-end services and APIs using Node.js and JavaScript to support high-volume data processing and business operations.
- Build and optimize MongoDB data models, indexing strategies, query performance, and data governance practices to ensure efficient and reliable system performance.
- Contribute to AWS cloud architecture, deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence, helping ensure system scalability, reliability, and security.
- Design and integrate system interfaces across multiple business platforms, ensuring stable, traceable, and extensible data flows.
- Participate in architecture evolution for large-scale data environments, including caching, asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and observability solutions.
- Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, testing practices, and engineering standards to maintain high delivery quality.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of back-end software development experience, with hands-on experience building and maintaining medium-to-large-scale services.
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript, including service design, development, optimization, and refactoring.
- Solid experience with MongoDB, including data modeling, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning in high-volume environments.
- Experience working with AWS cloud services and a good understanding of cloud deployment, monitoring, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting practices.
- Experience designing high-availability, high-concurrency, and distributed systems, with the ability to analyze and resolve complex production issues independently.
- Strong API design and system integration experience, with a collaborative approach to working across multiple technical teams.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Professional working proficiency in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with North American engineering teams in meetings and technical discussions.
It's a bonus if you have
- Experience supporting online ordering platforms, retail, restaurant, ERP, CRM, or other transaction-intensive business systems.
- Experience designing and optimizing large-scale, data-intensive architectures and distributed applications.
- Experience with messaging platforms, caching technologies, task scheduling frameworks, event-driven architectures, and observability solutions.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automated deployment processes.
- Experience working across multiple time zones and successfully collaborating within global, multicultural teams.
What will help you succeed
- Think like a client: You build reliable, scalable solutions with a strong focus on business outcomes and user experience.
- Act like an owner: You take accountability for service quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while proactively solving problems.
- Win as one team: You collaborate effectively across teams and regions, communicate openly, and value diverse perspectives to achieve shared success.
About the team
Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We're proud to have the best minds in the industry, creating an environment where you can learn, grow, and make an impact. The people, the energy, and the opportunities are unmatched. Join us and help build the scalable platforms and services that power the future of commerce around the world.
What makes a Globalpayer?
Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner, and win as one team. We're curious and innovative, always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, challenge the status quo, and strive for excellence in everything we do.
Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.
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