Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco
<div class="content-intro"><p>Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including Apple, Amazon, DAZN, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify, and Tencent rely on Boku to reach millions of new paying consumers who do not use credit cards with our purpose-built payment network of more than 250 local payment methods that reach 7 billion accounts across 65 countries. Every year, Boku processes over $9 billion in value for our customers. Incorporated in 2008, Boku is headquartered in London and San Francisco and has employees in over 39 countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the UAE. Boku is a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace.</p></div><p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY:</strong></p> <p>The Payments Product team at Boku is expanding and we are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join us. As part of the Payments Product team, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of our payment products and features. You will be challenged with building scalable, reliable, and frictionless checkout experiences for millions of Boku's customers around the world. This is a hybrid position within our San Francisco office.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Work hands-on with a highly skilled team of Engineers and Product Managers to ideate, build, and improve Boku payment products and features</p> </li> <li> <p>Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and assistance to the team to effectively execute product roadmaps and build scalable, easy-to-use applications.</p> </li> <li> <p>Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Operations teams.</p> </li> <li> <p>Think through customer's pain points and requirements and come up with a simple, elegant solution</p> </li> <li> <p>Own the products that you build, become the domain expert, and be actively involved in strategic direction and product decisions.</p> </li> <li> <p>Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing and release.</p> </li> <li> <p>Share knowledge and drive best practices across the Engineering teams by giving brown bags, writing article, etc.</p> </li> <li>Participate in the Engineering on-call rotation.</li> </ul> <p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>BS in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of relevant engineering work experience.</p> </li> <li> <p>Strong software design and architecture skills</p> </li> <li> <p>Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional teams: Product Management, Quality Assurance, Design, Merchant Onboarding, etc.</p> </li> <li> <p>Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain technical design, best practices, and integration guide to both technical and non-technical audiences.</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience building and maintaining high-volume, customer-facing products in the cloud (AWS, GCP, etc).</p> </li> <li> <p>Hands-on software development experience in Java.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Experience with service-oriented architecture and architecting APIs for scale</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience integrating with third party web services across a variety of technologies, e.g. REST, SOAP, SMPP</p> </li> <li> <p>Experience with some (or all) of the following technologies/frameworks/tools: Maven, Git, MySQL, JMS, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Jersey, Jetty, Kubernetes.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>OUR VALUES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Customer First - We’re committed to the long-term growth of our customers, even if it costs us more in the short run. <div class="value v2">&nbsp;</div> </li> <li>Be Flexible - Things might not happen as planned. Stay calm, alter course and move on. <div class="value v3">&nbsp;</div> </li> <li>Assume Positive Intent - Trust and respect each other. Encourage others to do the same. <div class="value v4">&nbsp;</div> </li> <li>Collaborate - Welcome others’ opinion and ideas. We’re on the same team. <div class="value v5">&nbsp;</div> </li> <li>Be Ambitious - We are building a great big global mobile platform. Aim for (modest) world domination.</li> </ul> <p><strong>SALARY</strong> <br><br>Please note: This is an exempt position. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. <br>Base salary: 150k - 210k Annually</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>