Company Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!
Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.
What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!
Who we are:
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments. We’ve scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world.
Today we support more than 5,100 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.
With over 1,400+ global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 15 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.
Job Description
The Opportunity:
We, at Flywire, are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer. As a Senior Engineer, you will be a contributor to our billing and payments product that supports the money movement of hundreds of millions every day. This is a full-stack role that requires a blend of deep technical proficiency and the ability to navigate a variety of client requirements. You will be expected to work independently most of the time while maintaining a collaborative presence with other teams across the globe. The ideal candidate for this position is a person that thrives in taking on new challenges. You will be joining a small team in Australia that will be in charge of designing new functionality and improving our current core capabilities. We are looking for an engineer who balances a pragmatic design approach with a commitment to building quality, secure, and scalable products.
Key Responsibilities
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Feature Development: Design, build, and maintain high-quality, testable, and maintainable code within our billing and payments system. You will be expected to work independently at times, making informed technical and architectural decisions while using product goals as your "North Star".
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AI-Leveraged Exploration: Proactively uses AI tools to analyse existing codebases, answer architectural questions, and accelerate your understanding of complex system interdependencies is a must.
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Quality & Security: Ensure that security, quality, scaling, and performance are never sacrificed for speed.
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System Diagnostics: Regularly use diagnostic tools to resolve issues and answer technical questions quickly and calmly.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively across engineering and product teams. You should be comfortable joining client meetings to assist in gathering requirements or troubleshooting complex problems.
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Collaborative Problem Solving: Participate in solutioning meetings, comfortably debating the pros and cons without ego.
Technical Requirements
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Java Proficiency: Strong, professional experience in Java development is a must.
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Database Knowledge: Deep understanding of relational databases (MySQL) and Object-Oriented concepts.
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Core Stack (Nice to Have): Experience with Spring Core, Spring MVC, and Hibernate.
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Front-End Skills: Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSP (Java Server Pages).
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Modern Workflow: You must be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and writing comprehensive test cases for all new code.
Qualifications
Here's what we are looking for:
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Self-Reliant & Proactive: You are a "figure-it-out" engineer who takes ownership of tasks but knows when to approach leadership with well-formed, insightful questions.
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Adaptable: You have the aptitude to learn new systems or legacy codebases quickly and can manage your own time effectively to meet deadlines.
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Ambiguity Navigator: You can take high-level product goals and turn them into actionable technical designs without requiring constant oversight.
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Global Collaborator: You enjoy working with diverse teams across different time zones and possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
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10+ years of professional experience in application development.
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Proven track record as a Java Developer in a production environment.
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Experience in FinTech or Higher Education sectors is highly appreciated.
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Ability to deliver high-quality code and adapt to a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Additional Information
What We Offer:
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Competitive compensation
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
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Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
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Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
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Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates
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Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
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Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and
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Digital Disconnect Days!
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Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer and follows a policy of administering all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, genetic disposition or carrier status, veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable national, federal, state or local law.
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