Senior Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to lead, design, and implement high quality customer-centric features and improvements, enhancing our payment solutions that our partners' rely on.  Using the agile development process, they continually improve team collaboration and the software development cycle.

Why PayJunction?

PayJunction is relentless and emphatic about helping others.  We exist to drive the success of our partners.  Specifically, the developers who connect to us, businesses who process payments through us, and all of our team members who work with us at PayJunction.

We believe dreams inspire people to start a business, and others to partner with them.  While building these dreams, entrepreneurs and business professionals will face many challenges along the way. We believe great partners can make all the difference.

We are your dream partner.  

Your success is our success. 

Our dream is to help you realize yours.

We exist to drive the success of our partners.  We do this by fundamentally changing the way you transact with others.  We just happen to make great payment systems.  If you love helping others succeed, in a culture that celebrates perfecting your craft, consider partnering with us.

Location

PayJunction takes a Flex First approach to work environments. This means that our team members can choose to work from our Santa Barbara office or remotely from home. We ensure that everyone has the resources and equipment to work where they feel most productive. We trust our teams to make the best decision for their work environment. All PayJunction employees must reside in one of the following states: CA, IL, TX, MN, CO, GA, NY.   

Mission

Our Engineering team’s mission is to design, develop, and maintain the products, technology, and systems that drive our partners’ success.

Vision

Thousands of partners love and rely on our platform to make payments simple.

Stack

We operate in a Linux and Mac environment, and use Java and Javascript for our development. Puppet is our infrastructure automation tool and we rely on Selenium, Karma and JUnit for testing. Learn more about our stack and engineering process read here: https://blog.payjunction.com/payjunction-engineering-ethos

Responsibilities

• Project Ownership & Leadership: Own and manage project backlogs, status tracking, reporting, Product Requirements Documents, and associated meetings. Lead medium to large projects that require deep product and system expertise.
• Agile Development & Delivery: Ensure business outcomes by delivering work through the Agile development process. Regularly communicate project status, metrics, and progress while meeting timeline constraints.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including Product Management, to drive progress and ensure success for our teams and merchants. Participate in user interviews alongside Product Management to validate that features and improvements serve merchants and partners effectively.
• End-to-End Development: Implement features and improvements across both frontend and backend systems with minimal guidance. Solve technical challenges and remove ambiguity while effectively disseminating new information to stakeholders.
• Code & Design Reviews: Provide constructive feedback to team members during design, code, and demo reviews to maintain high-quality standards.
• Technical Planning & Documentation: Work with stakeholders to develop and document technical considerations within Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) and customer-facing documentation for PayJunction’s systems. Ensure alignment on technical decisions before coding begins.
• Problem Solving & Unblocking: Remove technical hurdles for yourself and others without taking over tasks. Provide direction and delegate follow-ups, ensuring a balanced workload while keeping focus on high-impact initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (highly preferred). Candidates with a technical certificate or trade school background combined with industry experience will be considered.
• Technical Leadership: 3+ years of experience in software engineering leadership, utilizing Agile software development methodologies. Must be able to lead projects and delegate tasks effectively.
• Backend Development: 5+ years of experience developing software in a professional setting using Java (required). Strong understanding of Java, including web frameworks and API development. Experience with Jetty and Jakarta/Java EE is preferred.
• Frontend Development: 5+ years of professional web development experience using Angular (required). Strong expertise in Angular, including Reactive Forms, Directives and Components, Routing, and Services. Comfortable working with RxJS. Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and the DOM (including events and lifecycle). Familiar with modern UI/UX paradigms and best practices. Experience implementing these principles outside of a front-end framework. Hands-on experience with Angular, React, or similar frontend frameworks within the last two years.
• Testing & Quality: Ability to write effective and thorough unit tests to prevent regressions and bugs. Strong understanding of JUnit. Experience using Selenium (or similar end-to-end testing frameworks) to validate application functionality, user interactions, and critical workflows.
• 3rd Party Library/API Integration: Proven experience integrating with third-party applications using available libraries and publicly documented APIs.
• Agile Development: Experience working through the full Agile Software Development Lifecycle (highly preferred).
• Industry Experience: Prior payments industry experience is highly desired.

About PayJunction

Founded in 2000 by three UCSB graduates, PayJunction has grown from a bootstrapped startup to a recognized and respected leader in the payments industry. PayJunction processes more than $12 billion dollars annually for thousands of businesses with solutions that make it easy to accept credit and debit card payments in-store, online, and on-the-go.

Our people-first culture values long-term relationships over short-term profits. Honesty and integrity are part of every interaction with partners, customers and employees. We foster a collaborative work environment, where creative ideas are welcomed, teams are inspired, and success is celebrated. PayJunction is a place where you can find experienced mentors and supportive friends who are committed to your growth.

Total Rewards Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision paid 100% by company for you and your dependents
• 401k with 6% match
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Long-term & short-term disability coverage for you paid 100% by company
• 8 paid company holidays per year
• 2 paid floating holidays per year
• 1 paid volunteer day per year
• Paid Time Off
• Annual learning stipend
• Home office equipment stipend
• Quarterly “fun budgets” for team bonding events
• Opportunity to be part of a company that is changing a whole industry
• Opportunity for growth within the company
• Opportunity for remote, in-office, or hybrid work 

Office Environment

• The opportunity to choose the work environment that best suits you - remote, in-office, or hybrid.
• All remote & hybrid team members can enjoy:
  • Company-provided equipment for your home office
  • An equipment allowance for home office essentials
  • The opportunity to work at one of Glassdoor's Top 30 Best Places to Work in the US, 2020!
• Those who choose to come into the office can look forward to:
  • Bright and open offices in downtown Santa Barbara
  • Stocked snack kitchens 
  • Collaborative work spaces with Herman Miller chairs, height-adjustable desks, and a large 32-inch monitors
  • Dog-friendly office

Company Values

• Build the Dream
• Put People First
• Value Long Term Relationships Over Short Term Profit
• Make it Simple
• Be Data Driven
• Own It

The base salary range for this role is $150k - $160k/year plus benefits.  Actual base salary offered will vary depending on factors including but not limited to: education, experience, skills and qualifications. PayJunction is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a work environment where people from all backgrounds and identities thrive. We firmly believe that more diversity and inclusion in our workforce creates a stronger team, product, and culture.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. PayJunction reserves the right to conduct background and/or credit checks on all of its potential employees.