Senior Backend Engineer

Overview

Do you carry change in your pocket? If not, you’re among the millions of people who have become “cashless” – yet millions of unattended retail machines in this $45 billion industry are still largely dependent on cash and coin. This is 2024 and the machines have been stuck in the 1990s – until now.

PayRange is powering mobile commerce on traditionally “dumb” machines such as vending, laundry, amusement, car washes, and more. The company developed a low-cost, clever solution that has more than 100 patents! The patented approach leverages the user’s smartphone and network connectivity eliminating the need to connect the machine to a network enabling rapid upgrades of existing machines.

PayRange is reinventing how people pay “things” and bringing these legacy machines rapidly into the digital age with not only cashless payment, but also remote visibility for the machine owner fueling analytics and business improvements like never before.

The company has product market fit, market validation, a loyal, innovative team, and a proven – and profitable – business model. The company serves both small business and enterprise customers. The company recently completed a sizeable investment round and is now staffing up to manage explosive growth. If you ever wondered what it would have been to join Square, PayPal, or Toast when they were just 30 employees, then the time to join PayRange is now!

We’re seeking senior backend engineers (multiple positions) with 6 to 10 years of experience (compensation will depend on experience; we’re seeking senior and mid-level engineers). The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, self-driven, comfortable working in small teams, be able to develop with high-level direction. This is an in-office position, five-days a week based in our San Jose, California office.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable, event-driven backend services and microservices.

• Develop high-performance solutions using Node.js and manage database interactions with PostgreSQL, CouchDB, and other NoSQL options.

• Optimize performance and reliability within a high-throughput environment, utilizing SQS and SNS.

• Actively drive architectural decisions, collaborating with cross-functional teams on system design and scalability.

• Contribute to our evolving microservices infrastructure, leveraging Go for key components.

• Design and develop robust RESTful APIs, ensuring secure and efficient communication between services.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in backend development, with expertise in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of and experience with database technologies including PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MySQL, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience in Go is a plus.
• Self-driven with a passion for self-paced continuous learning, such as open-source contributions or participation in hackathons.
• Familiarity with cloud-based services and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated experience building large-scale, event-driven architectures and RESTful APIs.