Payfare Inc Hiring for Full Stack Developer at Toronto, ON Full Time

Company

Payfare is a global financial technology company powering digital banking and instant payout solutions for today’s workforce. Payfare partners with major platforms (Lyft, DoorDash, Uber and more) in the on-demand gig economy to drive financial inclusion and empowerment for next-generation workers.

Payfare’s suite of products include Payfare branded and co-branded mobile banking apps and a debit/prepaid card that allows gig workers to get paid instantly, earn cashback rewards and get access to no-fee banking. Based on a microservice architecture, Payfare’s core platform has proven capabilities of processing high volumes of payments.

Job Overview

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer with experience in building highly scalable solutions based on a micro services architecture. You will be working with a highly skilled cross functional team to enhance our core banking platform.

Reports To

Director of Software Engineering

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and deliver high quality features and enhancements
• Provide estimates and actively participate in the spring planning process
• Produce highly secure solutions
• Performance tuning
• Peer review code.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience with at least one dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language (preferably Python)
• Experience writing and working with REST APIs
• Front-end development experience and knowledge of Javascript modern frameworks like React, Vue.js or Angular
• Experience with cloud computing and container-based distributed systems (Docker)
• Experience working with relational databases (preferably MySQL) and proficiency with SQL
• Understanding of higher-level RDBMS concepts (locking and transaction model, isolation levels, deadlocks, etc.)
• Familiarity with automated build pipelines; continuous integration or continuous delivery
• In-depth understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture
• Proven experience using code repositories such as GitHub
• Hands-on experience in using message brokers such as RabbitMQ
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced customer centric environment
• 2+ years of experience in web application development using Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.

Nice to have

• Familiar with *nix like environments
• Understanding of low-level RDBMS concepts (locking and transaction model, isolation levels, deadlocks, etc.)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19