Staff Software Engineer Payments (Crypto & Fiat)

Easygo leads the world in crafting top-tier entertainment experiences. Within our engineering organisation we foster a continuous learning environment constantly pushing the boundaries of large-scale software design and development. Our culture revolves around fostering growth nurturing learning and upholding excellence in engineering ensuring we consistently set the benchmark for engineering mastery.

Why join us

Are you a passionate and ambitious software engineer ready to dive into an environment that fosters innovation continuous learning and professional growth Were seeking talented individuals experienced working in the Fintech industry who are eager to tackle complex problems build scalable solutions and collaborate with some of the finest engineers in the entertainment industry.

About the Payments team:

The Payments team owns every aspect of how money moves in and out of our global entertainment product - from traditional fiat payments to crypto deposits withdrawals and on-ramping experiences that make digital assets accessible to millions of users globally. Operating within a platform handling 4 billion requests per day the team works on systems processing 3000 bets per second and 95 billion bets annually with transaction volumes continuing to grow by tens of millions every week.

Working closely with product managers designers and operational teams youll build and evolve highly scalable transaction processing platforms wallet infrastructure and seamless payment experiences across both fiat and crypto ecosystems. The team is central to Stakes global expansion efforts enabling new markets currencies payment providers and crypto capabilities as the platform continues to scale worldwide.

This is a true you build it you run it engineering environment with end-to-end ownership - from shaping product features and architectural direction through to implementation scalability reliability and operational excellence in production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and design scalable high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
• Actively engage in hands-on coding testing debugging and troubleshooting to ensure code quality scalability and maintainability.
• Write efficient scalable and maintainable code adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Lead technical discussions and propose solutions that drive team performance and contribute to team and company OKRs.
• Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements and driving constructive changes to enhance team performance and efficiency.
• Analyse complex problems and provide effective solutions contributing to team goals and initiatives.
• Lead and coordinate delivery of large-scale projects or components from start to finish.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and take initiative in technical discussions.
• Share knowledge and best practices with the team fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment.
• Mentor junior engineers by providing guidance and constructive feedback to support their growth.
• Collaborate with stakeholders product managers and engineering teams to effectively communicate technical concepts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of hands-on experience in software engineering focusing on scalable system design and development.
• Experience with technologies such as Microservices Docker Cloud services (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud) and related technologies.
• Experience with IaC and CI/CD tools (e.g. Terraform AWS Code Pipeline GitHub Actions) for automating the deployment process.
• Proficiency in Subscriptions technology (WebSockets Pub/Sub SQS) TypeScript GraphQL database technologies such as PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with teams and stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset to address complex technical challenges and devise innovative solutions.
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn new technologies to grow as a full-stack engineer.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Crypto domain knowledge.
• Experience with Svelte SvelteKit or other server-side rendering frameworks (e.g. React NextJS Vue Nuxt Quasar etc).
• Proficiency in JavaScript fundamentals Storybook and related technologies.

Some of the perks of joining us:

• Building global large-scale products handling hundreds of thousands of requests per second (over 4 billion requests daily) with the opportunity to help set the platform up for future scale.
• Innovate without the red tape-Have an idea on Monday and push it to production by Friday.
• Work alongside the top 5% of engineering talent in Australia in a cloud native tech stack including AWS Microservices Distributed Systems K8s NATS ArgoCD Cloudflare Datadog Terraform Nodejs/Typescript and Svelte.
• Explore your career options by growing with the business moving laterally and vertically.
• EAP access for you and your family.
• 30 days of person leave bundled - use it how you like!
• Access to over 9000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform.
• A full-time barista who will keep you caffeinated or in optimal health with fresh juices and smoothies.
• Provided daily catered breakfast.
• Massage Wednesdays.
• Weekly team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays.
• Fun office environment with pool tables table tennis all your favourite gaming consoles and our very own product testing tournaments.
• Paid volunteer day.
• Collaborate in the office 3 days per week with flexible start and finish times suited to your lifestyle.
• Unlimited access to drinks and snacks.

We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyones perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race religion national origin gender identity or expression sexual orientation age or marital veteran or disability status. We are passionate about providing a workplace that encourages great participation and an equal playing field where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.