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Senior Backend Software Engineer | Payments
GympassPortugal (Remote), PortugalRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Apr 2025
About the role
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<p><strong>Your wellbeing matters. Join a company that cares.</strong></p>
<p><span><strong>GET TO KNOW US</strong></span></p>
<p><span>Wellhub (formerly Gympass*) is a corporate wellness platform that connects employees to the best partners for fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition, and sleep, all included in one subscription designed to cost less than each individual partner. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in NYC, we have a growing global team in 11 countries. At Wellhub, you have the opportunity to build a career in a high-growth tech company that places wellbeing at the foundation of its culture, and contribute to making every company a wellness company.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>*Big news: Gympass is now Wellhub!</strong><br/>We are thrilled to announce our rebranding as Wellhub, marking a significant milestone in our journey. This transformation reflects our evolution from a “pass for gyms” to a comprehensive employee wellbeing solution. With our refreshed identity, we are poised to embark on an exciting new chapter of growth and expansion. We are elevating our offerings, including a completely new app experience and an expanded network of wellbeing partners. Learn more about it <a href="https://wellhub.com/en-us/blog/wellhub-news/gympass-rebrands-to-wellhub/?gp_cck=eJyFkE1LAzEURX_RhLx8NemQXYVqUVFRlyHJS-zQYSY0mZH-e2kRty7PXVzOvV_FxXmqaWqunIfVx4tNU7fULQBA73IoNgcCBDbANTADWgpOQDLgCpSRvWvNpcmHMbk4z6chWbhmxervx6f2Nj3shlf-cbfbv-zW8_Ph87Cva-_ze03ne7TUJ4MhYqeFzp3gPnXaRNNpRZPgWgsWsSv9cQm1zG1pJ5tNSBESUrbJmSJmr5iPUkYWfMKMfT3Oy4gOh1pGf_mVcmUeh3ixQCiB7W1h79yxtmiBay2lAUX-q_47gVHGzJUEVYZRueHiRpJyKgQzkvDeLamtA9pgIoXMKaUYAFIOChlwQFQsUpPYD5xtdmY&ajs_aid=7180fbea-f73f-43dd-b083-1ab26d3cd8d9">here</a>.</span></p>
<h1><span><strong>THE OPPORTUNITY</strong></span></h1>
<p><span>We are hiring a <strong>Senior Backend Software Engineer</strong> for our GPS (General Platform Services) Focus Area,<strong> Payments </strong>team in <strong>Portugal!</strong></span></p>
<p><span>This role is to join the Payments team, r</span><span>esponsible for the platform that serves the entire Wellhub business, processing millions of transactions for users and companies around the globe. We work closely with cross-functional teams and payment service providers to deliver optimum checkout conversion rates and also efficient account management interactions. </span><span>We are looking for a senior software engineer with a solid history of quality projects delivered, hands-on technical work, willing to work with a team of ~7 engineers working from Brazil and Portugal. Having worked in the e-commerce/financial services and PCI/DSS compliant environments is a plus.<br/></span></p>
<h1><span><strong>YOUR IMPACT</strong></span></h1>
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<li><span>You will research and execute strategic projects along with your team. </span></li>
<li><span>Your deliverables influence B2B and B2C checkout conversion around the globe, by both creating new payment mechanisms and improving/maintaining existing ones;</span></li>
<li><span>Together with the technical leadership, you will implement and deliver solutions working with a cross-functional team;</span></li>
<li><span>You will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, working closely with mid-level and junior engineers, and help them speed up their learning curve. You will also have opportunities to develop engineering skills by getting involved in scalability problems, system architecture, and code quality assurance, among others;</span></li>
<li><span>Participate in the development of some of the most critical and challenging services in our ecosystem, seeking to build long-term and sustainable solutions;</span></li>
<li><span>Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve services focusing on performance, scalability, and resilience;</span></li>
<li><span>Build Integration with 3rd party API and tools;</span></li>
<li><span>Work in a collaborative and agile environment that prioritizes people over process;</span></li>
<li><span>Work with cutting-edge technologies and edge cases on a global scale;</span></li>
<li><span>Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life balance.</span></li>
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<h1><span><strong>WHO YOU ARE</strong></span></h1>
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<li><span>Focus on making things right and better at every opportunity;</span></li>
<li><span>Solid experience with RESTful APIs written in Java/Kotlin + Spring (main stack);</span></li>
<li><span>Asynchronous processing and data pipelines;</span></li>
<li><span>Software Architecture knowledge;</span></li>
<li><span>Event-driven architectures;</span></li>
<li><span>Knowledge of Serverless;</span></li>
<li><span>Software quality and test automation mindset;</span></li>
<li><span>Cl
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