Senior Software Engineer - Payments

at  Luxury Escapes

BE PART OF THE TEAM TRANSFORMING GLOBAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES!

Luxury Escapes is one of the world’s fastest-growing travel websites, with over 6 million members. We are growing rapidly & seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Payments team.
As a Senior Software Engineer specialising in payment systems, you’ll play an integral part in the design, development, and maintenance of our resilient and high-performance payment solutions.
You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct in-depth system analysis, and implement innovative solutions to elevate our payment processing capabilities.
Your involvement will be critical in broadening our range of payment options, ensuring a diverse array to meet the needs of a wide customer base. Moreover, your skills will be key in fortifying the security of the system and protecting sensitive financial data.

RELEVANT SKILLS:

• Proficiency in JavaScript and its frameworks, including React, Node.js and Typescript
• Solid knowledge of SQL, specifically PostgreSQL, for database management
• Familiarity with RESTful API design principles and implementation
• Experience in automated testing and continuous integration processes
• Knowledge and experience working with microservices architecture.

• Deliver features and enhancements relating to the new Luxury Escapes Platform, to ensure all Luxury Escapes members, vendors and internal teams have the best customer journey experience.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to design and develop software solutions that meet business needs and deliver value to customers.
• Apply best practices and industry standards for software development, such as agile methodologies, test-driven development, and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).
• Implement and maintain APIs to enable integration with third-party services, such as airlines, hotels, car rental companies, and payment processors.
• Monitor system performance and reliability, and proactively identify and resolve issues to ensure maximum uptime and customer satisfaction.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior software engineers and participate in code reviews & other quality assurance activities to ensure high-quality software delivery.