Senior Software Developer

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Lightspeed is looking for talented and experienced Senior Java Developers to join their growing Payments team. As an individual contributor, you’ll deliver new features and improvements to Lightspeed’s Payments product - a global-scale platform that powers merchants all over the world. In Payments, you’ll be on the frontline of adding real-world value to our products, igniting our merchants’ businesses, and driving Lightspeed’s future success.

You’ll work within an experienced product team in a modern and evolving technology stack, taking features from the design stage through to final deployment. You’ll have a prominent voice in how we design and build our software and architecture, and will participate in vital production operations, including incident response. You’ll need to bring strong technical expertise, a growth mindset, experience in development best practices, and a passion for delivering the best possible product for our merchants.

What you'll be responsible for

• Delivering features and improvements to Payment’s codebases, design to production
• Breaking down items of work and leading other developers to deliver on those items.
• Finding technical improvements to your team’s services and infrastructure
• Performing code reviews and providing clear, actionable feedback
• Writing code with observability and monitoring in mind
• Participating in technical design reviews
• Building strong expertise in your team’s services and workflows
• Providing mentorship and knowledge sharing to other developers
• Participating in on-call rotation and incident management

What you’ll be bringing to the team

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong software engineering and computer science fundamentals
• Strong programming skills in Java 8 or higher
• Experience developing in other mainstream programming languages (TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, Python, etc)
• Experience working with relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Knowledge of modern architectural paradigms in distributed, event-driven systems
• Experience leading initiatives and feature work through all stages of delivery
• Experience writing technical specifications and architecture documentation.
• Experience in agile development best practices in a product team
• Experience in mentorship of other developers and providing knowledge-sharing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 Even better if you have, but not necessary.

• Professional experience developing Spring Boot applications.
• Experience in reactive programming in Java
• Knowledge of eCommerce / POS systems / Payments industry
• Experience building scalable SaaS solutions.
• Experience in DevOps or as a sysadmin
• Experience with modern front-end technologies like React and Next.js

Who you are

• You have a passion for software development and a customer-focused mindset.
• You are a team player who can work with, and help grow, other developers.
• You understand the need for constant improvement, self-growth, and accountability.
• You step up to lead features, solve problems, and research new technologies.
• You set ambitious goals, and act with a sense of urgency and focus.

What's in it for you?

• Join a fast-paced, high-growth company.
• Work on systems that handle billions of dollars in transactions for our merchants globally.
• Surround yourself with strong talent and enjoy continuous professional growth.
• Develop in a modern and proven technology stack.
• Great benefits and perks, including equity and flexible/hybrid remote work options, in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale.
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Health Insurance
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services
• Volunteer day

At Lightspeed, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skillset, qualifications, experience, and market data. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We reasonably expect