What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer (Payments) position at Classy?
Classy's Engineering team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Orders services team. This team is part of our larger platform group responsible for the design, build, and maintenance of our critical services and infrastructure that processes vast volumes of financial transactions measured in billions. The ideal candidate will combine good engineering expertise with product aptitude, is motivated by exciting technical challenges that come with scale, and thrives in a fast-paced, iterative, and collaborative environment. We want to talk to you if you are unfazed by the idea of refactoring and improving our existing systems to make them more robust, maintainable, and scalable.
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About Classy
Classy is a B Corp Certified social enterprise that helps nonprofit organizations maximize their impact through a suite of world-class, online fundraising tools to accelerate social impact around the world. Based in San Diego, CA and trusted by organizations of all sizes, from the fastest-growing nonprofits like Team Rubicon and The Trevor Project, to some of the world's largest social organizations, such as The Salvation Army, Robin Hood Foundation, and Shriners Hospitals for Children, nonprofits use Classy’s platform to raise money, engage their communities, and advance their missions. Since 2011, Classy has powered tens of millions of donations from over 190 countries and raised over $2 billion for social good. Classy also hosts the Collaborative conference and the Classy Awards to spotlight the innovative work nonprofits are implementing around the globe. For more information, visit www.classy.org or follow Classy on Twitter @Classy.
What you’ll do:
- Be a valued member of an autonomous cross-functional agile team to continuously experiment, iterate and deliver on our technical and product roadmaps
- Play an important role in building and maintaining a robust, fault-tolerant transactions orchestration layer (e-commerce platform)
- Contribute to a microservice-based evolution of our platform and architecture
- Learn and grow your skills by working collaboratively with experienced and engaged developers to design new features and re-architect existing ones.
- Collaborate with other engineers to improve your software engineering skills using the best software development practices and processes.
What you bring (Required):
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 5 years building and maintaining highly scalable backend services
- Good understanding of distributed software architecture with experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads
- Experience building RESTful APIs
- Experience with Javascript ES6, Node.js, PHP, or other backend technologies and languages
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Docker, AWS solutions (EC2, ECS, Lambda, SNS)
- Ability to understand product requirements and translate them into technical subtasks.
- High-level proficiency in schema design in relational or NoSQL databases (MySQL, MongoDB)
- A deep sense of quality, and sharp engineering skills with strong computer science fundamentals.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
What would be awesome to have (Preferred):
- E-commerce experience working in PCI compliant environments
- Enterprise SaaS
Our amazing perks!
- Unlimited PTO
- 20 hours paid volunteer time off
- Monthly parking pass, public transit pass, or rideshare allowance
- Supplemental Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, available day one
- 401(k) plan
- Dog friendly office
- Fitness membership discounts
- Love the active life? We have company and team outings and participate in team sports
- Monthly employee development courses
- New expansive office in downtown San Diego overlooking Petco Park baseball stadium and the ocean
Dedication to Diversity
Classy is working toward building a more diverse and inclusive environment that is representative of individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and lifestyles, allowing all employees to feel comfortable being their true, authentic selves in a space that enables productivity and meaningful work.