Senior Golang Software Engineer

Location: Warsaw, Cracow, Gdańsk

Salary range:

25 000 - 30 000 net PLN B2B
21 500 - 25 800 PLN gross PLN Contract of employment

About Volt

Volt is revolutionising how people pay online, globally. Our technology frees consumers from cards by letting them ‘Pay by Bank’. It’s effortless. It’s lightning fast. It’s the future. For businesses everywhere, it’s transformative.

We’re already trusted by leading brands around the world, but the real-time revolution is only just beginning. Having raised $83.5m, we’re accelerating our mission of delivering real-time payments, everywhere. And that’s where you come in.

We need world-class talent to create a world where consumers pay, and businesses get paid, instantly. With headquarters in London and offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Kraków and Warsaw – and an all-star team already in place – we’re sure you’ll fit right in.

About the role

As a Senior Golang Software Engineer you will be responsible for developing an application that builds reports for our merchants (payments, settlements, billing). You will join a project which is being built from scratch.

What the role involves

• Develop software applications using your extensive knowledge of Golang (1.20+) and associated technologies,
• Participate in software design meetings and analyse user needs to determine technical requirements,
• Write efficient, reusable and maintainable code, whilst adhering to coding standards,
• Apply relational database technologies for optimum solution per specification,
• Test and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimisation,
• Recommend improvements to existing software programs as necessary,
• Manage time appropriately and clearly communicate changes in effort or scope,
• Contribute to documentation where required,
• Maintain a high awareness of industry issues and trends.

Requirements

About you

• You have 2+ years of experience in developing applications using Golang,
• Experience designing and developing gRPC and RESTful APIs,
• You will be able to demonstrate experience working with PostgreSQL,
• You have experience with AWS services (SQS, ECS),
• You are familiar with microservice architecture,
• You possess experience in writing tests to ensure code quality,
• You possess strong communication skills, ability to explain your decisions to the team in written and spoken English,
• Prior experience with Apache Kafka and Fintech products are more than welcome.

What happens next?

• Selected candidates will be invited for an initial interview with our People & Culture representative. The video meeting will take about 30 minutes,
• Then it’s time for a technical interview! The meeting will be conducted by our Technical Recruiters and will last 1,5 hours,
• Our SVP of Technology would also like to chat with you :) You can expect the meeting to last approximately 45 minutes,
• If successful, you will be given a job offer proposal

Benefits

• We champion ‘extreme ownership’ – being not just the owner of your own tasks, but a key member of a team united by, and accountable for, common goals,
• During the week we mostly work remotely but for those who prefer to be in the office we arranged coworking spaces in Warsaw (Business Link Astoria) and Cracow (Loftmill),
• Every Thursday our employees meet and enjoy working together at the Puro Hotels in Cracow, Warsaw and Gdansk. There is always an opportunity to eat lunch together and grab some drinks after hours,
• Every occasion is a good reason for celebration; we organise Christmas parties and company retreats,
• We care about our employees’ health, so you will be provided with Multisport card and medical insurance by Luxmed,
• We offer paid holidays (pssst...we will give you one day off extra for your birthday),
• In addition, once every two months on Friday we close down all comms at Volt - a digital detox. The whole business is officially ordered to take the day off!
• If you want to work in a company with a great, start-up atmosphere, you don’t have to look further :)

At Volt, diversity and inclusion are integral to our culture.

We believe in hiring for cultural add, embracing difference and fostering a safe space where everyone can bring their authentic selves. Our mission is to transform the payments industry and this is only possible through the power of our diverse and talented team.

Join us in making real-time payments accessible for all.