Payments Architecture & Engineering Specialist

About the role

We are seeking a highly experienced Payments Architecture & Engineering Specialist to help design, evolve, and execute against the technology strategy of a large-scale payments platform. This role operates at the intersection of application architecture, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on hands-on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of core payments system architecture, including APIs, transaction processing, funding flows, and supporting services

• Define patterns and standards across monoliths, microservices, and event-driven architecture

• Drive architectural decisions across applications, infrastructure, and data layers

• Evaluate and guide modernization efforts (e.g., decomposition, service boundaries, integration strategies)

• Actively contribute to engineering efforts across the stack, including:

  • Backend services and APIs
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Pulumi)
  • CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Build and prototype solutions for new architectural patterns and platform capabilities
  • Perform deep technical troubleshooting and help resolve complex production issues

• Apply deep understanding of payments systems and flows, including:

  • Merchant onboarding, transaction authorization, settlement, and funding
  • Risk, underwriting, and compliance considerations (e.g., PCI)
  • Processor and third-party integrations

• Partner with product and engineering teams to ensure technical solutions align with business and regulatory requirements

• Improve engineering velocity through enhancements to:

  • CICD pipelines, testing, and deployment workflows
  • GitHub, Jira, and developer tooling ecosystems
  • Infrastructure provisioning and environment consistency
  • Establish best practices and guardrails for scalable, reliable development

• Lead cross-cutting, high-priority initiatives that span multiple teams

• Lead and execute cross-cutting, high-priority initiatives that span multiple teams

• Step into undefined or complex problem spaces and drive clarity, direction, and delivery

• Act as a technical force multiplier, accelerating progress across architecture and engineering efforts

• Serve as a trusted partner to engineering leadership, contributing to:

  • Technology strategy and roadmap development
  • Architecture reviews and decision-making forums
  • Evaluation of tools, platforms, and investments
  • Help bridge gaps between product, engineering, platform, and operations teams

Requirements

• Core Characteristics:

  • Strong technical leader who combines architectural thinking with hands-on execution
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • High ownership mindset; able to independently drive outcomes
  • Effective communicator who can influence across engineering and business stakeholders

• Technical Expertise:

  • Extensive experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems
  • Strong background in cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)
  • Hands-on experience with:
  • Backend development (PHP, C#, multiple languages preferred)
  • Microservices and API design
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
  • CI/CD and automation frameworks
  • Familiarity with observability, resiliency patterns, and performance optimization

  • Payments & Financial Systems Experience (Strongly Preferred):

    • Experience building or operating payments platforms or transactional systems
    • Knowledge of payment processing flows, integration, and lifecycle management
    • Understanding of compliance and regulatory considerations (e.g., PCI, data protection)

  • Versatility & Depth:

    • Prior proven ability to:
    • Work across applications, infrastructure, and platform layers
    • Jump into unfamiliar systems and quickly deliver value
    • Lead technical efforts without direct authority

    Qualifications

    • Education:

      • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

    • Experience:

      • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in software engineering or related fields

    Skills

    • Strong technical leadership and hands-on delivery

    • Cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)

    • Backend development (PHP, C#, multiple languages preferred)

    • Microservices and API design

    • Event-driven architecture

    • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)

    • CI/CD and automation frameworks

    • Observability, resiliency patterns, and performance optimization

    • Payments and financial systems expertise

    • Ability to work across applications, infrastructure, and platform layers

    • Ability to lead technical efforts without direct authority

    Benefits

    Worldpay offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

    • Health insurance
    • Retirement savings plans
    • Flexible spending accounts
    • Employee assistance programs
    • Professional development opportunities

    Pay

    The good faith estimated annual salary range upon hire is $127,500.00-$192,525.00. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on the role's responsibilities, level, and geographic location. The actual starting salary will be determined by a candidate's experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training.

    Schedule

    This is a full-time position.