Title: Server Backend engineer
Description:
Our Server Backend engineers work closely with Web Engineers, the Product Team, and QE to ensure seamless collaboration in the development process.
Our engineers are pragmatic in balancing priorities and thrive in an iterative model where server features are released once every two weeks.
As a Server Backend engineer, your responsibilities would include owning one or more of the payment services, adding new features, resolving bugs, and refactoring/improving the codebase.
What you will do:
Design and implement REST APIs for mobile and web clients including our payment devices, web dashboard, and 3rd party apps
Identify technical requirements in product meetings and assist the business team with realistic project planning and feature development; translate product requirements into functional, maintainable, extensible software that is in-line with company objectives
Own your merchant-facing services /features from development through deployment and production monitoring
Participate in design/code reviews.
Mentor junior engineers
Partner with the Infrastructure Team to design data models to support large-scale highly available services
Work with QA to develop test plans/strategies
Participate in a regular on call rotation
What you will need:
Degree in Computer Science or Engineering field
8+ years of industry experience
Strong coding skills; Java is our language of choice
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub
Experience with microservices, preferably Spring Boot
Strong knowledge of relational databases, MySQL
Experience with Cloud Technologies
Experience with API design
Superior problem-solving skills and debugging capabilities
What would be great to have:
Payments domain experience
Ability to clearly articulate API design and technical requirements with thoughtful documentation gathering requirements, exploring alternative solutions, and implementing code along the way.
Experience with scalability and high availability; monitoring with Grafana, Datadog etc
Security concepts
Dependency Injection Frameworks.
Experience with a cloud platform, preferably Google Cloud
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent Engineering field
Skills :
Atleast 8 years of experience.
Implementing Rest APIs for mobile clients.
Will be working independently.
Computer Science Degree.
Hands on coding is crucial.
Experience with Cloud Technologies.
Use Kubernetes platforms to deploy technologies.
Ability to understand scale monitoring with Grafana, Datadog etc.
Payment experience would be a great plus.
Note :
Sunnyvale, CA (preferred) or Berk Heights, NJ .
On call rotation 7 days on call every 15-20 weeks so in a year about 3 or 4 on call weeks.
Contract to Hire.
Onsite.
Mandatory skills:
Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Google Pub, Google Sub,
microservices, Spring Boot,
relational databases, MySQL,
Cloud Technologies, cloud platform, Google Cloud,
API design, REST APIs,
Payments domain, payment devices, web dashboard, 3rd party apps,
technical requirements, documentation gathering requirements, exploring alternative solutions, implementing code,
Grafana, Datadog, data models,
Security concepts, Dependency Injection Frameworks
VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.
Contact Details :
Account co-ordinator: Ganesh Palani
VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Server Backend engineer - onsite