Senior Software Engineer

Permanent employee, Full-time · Cairo

The Company
Payrails is an innovative technology company with a team that has many years of experience in the payment industry and a real-life understanding of the merchants’ needs. We have seen the complexity firsthand and we have learned from all the challenges we've faced. Now we want to help leading technology companies around the world to accept payments and build financial services with minimal upfront investments.

Our vision at Payrails is to reimagine payments. We do this by removing heavy reliance on Engineering efforts using composable building blocks that put the control firmly in the hands of our customers. We exist to help our customers become more productive and flexible, impacting directly on their ability to grow.

We are joined in our mission by top-tier clients Andreessen Horowitz, HV Capital, EQT and General Catalyst alongside a great cast of knowledgeable angel investors to enable us to solve the growing complexity of payments.

At Payrails we are committed to building a team full of the most talented people. Excellence is part of our values and we understand that in order to achieve this, we need to build an environment where skilled people can work openly, collaboratively and with the utmost trust in one another. We believe people thrive the most when they are fully aware of what the business is trying to achieve, why it is important to the market and what challenges lie in the way to reaching our goals. In such an environment we believe people can truly excel, grow and enjoy working together. We try hard to be a company where everyone is inspired and feels a sense of responsibility to do the right thing to help us bring our vision to life. Succeeding with us is about finding solutions to the most pressing problems and executing them effectively.
Your Team
Payrails is a true tech company: our Product is designed by engineers for engineers. We believe in quality before delivery: our mission is to provide an outstanding Payment experience with a strong eye on automation, resilience, and scalability. Our engineering culture is focused on 3 main pillars: 
  • We aim for operational excellence 
  • We promote open communication and quick feedback
  • We share knowledge and learn continuously
Our tech team offers you the chance to work alongside a group of highly ambitious and knowledgeable Engineers, while being faced with complex problems that affect customers on a global scale.
What You will be doing
  • You will design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software in a thriving environment
  • You will manage individual project priorities and deliverables whilst working in a team who enjoy knowledge sharing sessions
  • You will stay up to date with the latest trends in technology
  • You work within your cross-functional team to uphold the highest technical standards right across the product
You'll be great for this role if
  • You show vast experience in developing software in large-scale production systems, ideally using Golang
  • You have a great foundation in microservice principles, event sourcing, cloud-native infrastructure, and clean code best practices
  • You are comfortable with both relational and non-relational databases
  • You have a proven track record working in agile and cross-functional teams with a strong focus on quality and delivery
  • You strive to join a high-performance engineering culture based on strong cooperation and innovation
  • You are an innovative thinker, able to quickly recognize opportunities and apply your expertise to deliver solutions that support outstanding customer experiences
  • You are proficient in English with effective communication skills
  • An experience in FinTech or in the payments domain will be a plus
Why You should join Payrails
  • You can truly create your own path by taking responsibility and implementing your own ideas
  • We offer visa and relocation support to you and your family where required
  • We offer a hybrid working environment
  • You have 27 annual vacation days + 1 day of paid birthday leave for you to have fun and party without any worries!
  • We get together regularly for team lunches and events
  • You help us shape the future of payments
At Payrails, we prioritize a culture of inclusivity and diversity, evaluating candidates solely based on their skills and potential, regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.  In line with our commitment to fairness, we kindly request applicants to refrain from including personal details such as a picture, age, or marital status in their CVs.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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