Software Engineer

Department: Information Technology

Location: APAC-India

Description

About this opportunity

The Monetization Team's Software Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining robust backend payment applications using Node.js, Next.js. As a Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and optimizing backend services to ensure seamless payment processing and monetization workflows. Success in this role will be measured by the scalability, performance, and reliability of backend systems delivered. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in building and maintaining backend systems and APIs, with a strong focus on performance, security, and scalability.

Role expectations

In this role, you will…

• Analyze, design, and implement scalable software solutions with robust architectures, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.
• Develop intuitive, responsive, and user-friendly web applications and APIs using Next.js, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, and React
• Design, build, and optimize secure RESTful APIs with Node.js, Express, and relevant frameworks, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Security, Architecture, IT Operations, and QA, to ensure quality design, delivery, and adherence to corporate standards.
• Evaluate technical feasibility of designs, provide feedback, and advocate for coding standards, best practices, and application development principles.
• Integrate third-party tools and marketing platforms to meet diverse business and operational requirements.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them proactively to enhance software solutions.
  
  

What We're Looking For

In this role, you’ll need …

• A "can do" attitude, high energy, and creativity are required along with organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, written, and visual communication skills, with ability to present findings concisely and effectively.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, program management, and marketing about objectives, requirements and design constraints.
• Solid understanding of agile development principles, careful attention to detail, as well as ability to design solutions for multiple product requirements.
• BS/MS degree or equivalent years of experience
• 6+ years of overall backend development experience, preferably building secure, scalable, and high-performance web applications using Node.js, Ruby on Rails and related backend frameworks si
• 6+ years of experience building enterprise, SaaS applications using technologies such as the MERN stack, Ruby on Rails or other technologies.
• Enhance and maintain our applications with high-quality code contributing across the full stack.
• Expertise with web architecture, cross-platform integration, and building scalable applications in heterogeneous environments
• Experience in client-side coding using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, ES6, TypeScript, ReactJS.
• Experience with Microserver architecture.
• Experience with AJAX, XML, JSON, and useful Design Patterns
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Test-Driven Development and/or Behavior-Driven Development.
  
  

Highly Recommended

• Familiarity with Payments processes and fintech integrations
• Experience with Stripe and Adyen payment gateway integration, payments, and invoicing
• Experience with architecting third-party developer frameworks, Open-Source Software.
• Good communication and teamwork skills, with a high sense of responsibility and positive, rigorous work ethic
  
  

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Align Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all our practices, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected category. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying, and employment eligibility will be verified as a condition of hire.