Backend Engineer (Gateway) at Carry1st

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, fintech, and web3, we scale awesome content in underserved frontier markets. Carry1st has a proprietary payments and ecommerce platform which allows players to acquire global content using locally-accessible payment methods. We are backed by awesome investors like: Andreessen Horowitz, Google, Riot Games, Avenir, Konvoy Ventures, and Nas.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Backend Engineer (Gateway)

Location: Remote
Job type: Full time
Department: Engineering

Description 

• As a Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing the features required for our Payments Gateway team.
• Your feature will reach millions of users within a single day, part of your responsibility will be to implement features in a scalable and observable manner.

You will:

• Design & build mission-critical backend solutions to support the growth of the platform
• Research, design and implement solutions which will improve services
• Monitor and maintain services to keep them stable and secure

Requirements
What makes you a great candidate?

• BSc / Hons / MSc Degree in Computer Science or relevant IT qualification
• Experience with Java 8+, Spring, Spring Boot
• Experience with AWS Cloud Services
• Experience developing or integrating with payment systems
• Experience with front-end web stacks and/or mobile development

Benefits
What will it be like to work at Carry1st?
Carry1st is a fast-paced and dynamic place to work. Our team is diverse and global as we operate fully-remotely across 25+ countries. At Carry1st, you will have the opportunity to…

• Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
• Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming and fintech
• Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
• Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create 

Some Additional Perks

• Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
• Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively 
• Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
• Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
• Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
• Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day 

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.