Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments
<h2>Role Description</h2> <div> <p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">The Payments Team is responsible for building and maintaining Dropbox’s internal payments infrastructure — a robust, in-house alternative to third-party providers. The team supports all critical components of our financial ecosystem, including payment processing, authentication</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9 h-lparen">(e.g.,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9"> 3DS), transaction flows, risk management, and revenue recognition.</span></p> <p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">As part of a strategic initiative to expand our global presence and to accelerate opportunities in Payments-driven revenue we’re building an entirely new Payments team based in Poland. The entire team, including engineering manager, product manager, and data scientist will be based on Poland. As a member of this new team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape the technical direction, culture, and processes of a high-impact engineering group from the ground up.</span></p> <p><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">Our Engineering Career Framework is </span><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><a class="attrlink" href="https://dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/"><u>viewable by anyone outside the company</u></a></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"> and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more </span><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><a class="attrlink" href="https://dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world">here</a></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">.</span></p> </div> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional partners</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9 h-lparen">(Billing,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9"> Financial Data Engineering, etc.) to deliver reliable payments functionality.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">Design, build, test, and maintain backend services and APIs powering financial transactions.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Work with metrics and logging systems to ensure visibility and observability of the payment infrastructure.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Acts as a technical lead across projects and teams.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Sets long-term technical direction and ensures engineering excellence.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Drives cross-team collaboration and mentors engineers.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Develops intuitive product instincts and uses data to shape technical and product strategy.</span></li> </ul> <p><span class="thread-348589118974529206372994 attrcomment attrcommentfirst thread-348589118974529206372994-first author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">On-call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high-quality experience for our customers.</span></p> <h2>Requirements</h2> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvldx5z82zz75zxz86zz68zrz83zwtz90zz79zz85zz77zz81zz90zlz65z0nwxigz83znh">9+ years of experience in software engineering or related industry roles.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Professional experience in backend engineering, preferably with large-scale systems.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Proficiency in any backend programming language</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj h-lparen">(we’re</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj"> using Python in Payments, but being language agnostic we know the language is mainly the tool). </span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Solid understanding of distributed systems, transactions, and service reliability.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4gz68zoz122zz67zeb4z88zwz83zz65z2fz79zsqz71z1z85zz67z25vz88zz77zz85ztj">Strong communication skills, particularly when working across time zones.</span></li> </ul> <h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">Experience with payment systems or financial transaction infrastructure.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">Experience with observability tools</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9 h-lparen">(Grafana,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9"> Prometheus).</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">Passion for fostering technical growth within teams </span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qotv4z65z9vgz72zz65z8r7z122zz81zz82zw2wz83zaz73zewsqa4z79zwz83zw9">Experience with platforms like Databricks for data engineering and analytics is a plus.</span></li> </ul> <h2 data-usually-unique-id="044234883370604133046166"><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zqz90zkz74zz76zeez80zz68zz89zz88zvqz86zuxlz73zexxz80zz73z6d6z72zz79zsz77z">Compensation</span></h2><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Poland Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>333 200 zł</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>450 800 zł PLN</span></div></div></div>