Flywire · 1 week ago
Senior Software Engineer II, Travel
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$155K/yr - $175K/yr
8+ years expFlywire is a global payments enablement and software company on a mission to deliver complex payments. The Senior Software Engineer II will be responsible for building and maintaining the payment platform, ensuring high quality code, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product capabilities.
Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsService IndustrySoftware
Responsibilities
Write clean, high quality, testable, secure, maintainable and extendable code
Solve items such as challenging bugs and production issues within the development environment
Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Understand scalability and performance status and make improvement for scalability
Drive change and improvement in all phases of the development lifecycle
Partake in the recruitment process by identifying and exciting great talent
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
Contribute to the product vision by collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholders
Drive initiatives to lead projects as well as mentor team members
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in web application development
Experience in designing, developing and supporting scalable, performant and reliable web applications and distributed systems
Seasoned in techniques such TDD and BDD
Proficient working with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
Understanding of relational databases
Firm grasp of OTEL and distributed tracing
Strong understanding of object-oriented fundamentals
Great understanding of the other disciplines in the cross functional team: QAs, Product, and SREs
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross functional teams including product and support
Fluent in English, as it is the company's working language
The ability to deliver high quality code and learn quickly
Preferred
Experience in Travel & Hospitality, FinTech, or the Payment industry will be appreciated
Local to Boston or Chicago is highly preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates
Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
Great Talent & Development Programs
Company
Flywire
Flywire is a payments enablement and software company that simplifies complex payments for its clients and their customers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$583.3MKey Investors
Goldman SachsTemasek HoldingsBain Capital Ventures
2023-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $260.1M
2021-05-26IPO
2021-03-04Series F· $60M
Leadership Team
Mike Massaro
Chief Executive Officer
David King
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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