Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including 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.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Payments Product team at Boku is expanding and we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join us. This position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. As part of the Payments Product team, you will be responsible for end-to-end development of our payment products and features. You will be challenged with building scalable, customizable, and frictionless checkout experiences for millions of Boku's customers around the world.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work hands-on with a highly skilled team of Engineers and Product Managers to ideate, build, and improve Boku payment products and features
- Collaborate cross functionally with Product, Design, and Operations teams.
- Think through customer's pain points and requirements and to come up with a simple, elegant solutions
- Own the products that you build, become the domain expert, and be actively involved in strategic direction and product decisions
- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing and release
- Share knowledge and drive best practices across the Engineering teams through answering queries, writing articles and doing presentations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- BS in Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of relevant engineering work experience.
- Software design and architecture skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional teams: Product Management, Quality Assurance, Finance, Merchant Onboarding, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain technical design, best practices, and integration guide to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience building and maintaining high-volume, customer-facing product in the cloud (AWS, GCP, etc).
- Hands-on software development experience in Java.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with service-oriented architecture and micro-services
- Experience integrating with third party web services across a variety of technologies, e.g. REST, SOAP, SMPP
- Experience with some (or all) of the following technologies/frameworks/tools: Maven, Git, MySQL, JMS, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Jersey, Jetty, Kubernetes.
- Full stack development using a modern web framework, such as Angular or React.
- Experience using Agile methodologies and tools
SALARY
Please note: This is an exempt position. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Base salary: 125k - 150k Annually
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What We Do
Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including 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 29 countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, and the UAE.
