Location: Remote (U.S. overlap preferred)
Type: Contract (Full-Time Preferred)
Domain: Payments / Fintech / eCommerce Infrastructure
We are leading a modernization initiative for a high-growth digital commerce platform focused on payment orchestration, gateway optimization, and API-driven architecture.
This role will architect and lead integration efforts involving:
- Payment gateway orchestration
- Tokenization strategy
- Direct PSP integrations
- Subscription billing logic
- Checkout modernization without disruption
Experience with orchestration platforms such as Gr4vy, Stripe, etc. is highly desirable, but not required. Deep payments architecture experience is mandatory.
What You’ll Do- Architect and lead end-to-end payment orchestration strategy
- Design multi-PSP routing logic and failover systems
- Lead integration from gateway abstraction to direct acquirer connections
- Oversee token migration and vault strategy
- Ensure PCI-compliant design and security best practices
- Guide backend and DevOps engineers through execution
- Clean abstraction layer across PSPs
- Reduced payment friction
- Improved authorization rates
- Modernized checkout infrastructure
Requirements
- 8+ years backend engineering experience
- 4+ years in payments infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of:
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- Tokenization
- Recurring billing logic
- Card-not-present flows
- Experience integrating PSPs (e.g., Worldpay, Checkout.com, Adyen, Stripe, etc.)
- Experience designing high-availability systems
- Gr4vy integration exposure
- Subscription/SaaS billing systems
- Gateway-to-direct processor migration projects
Benefits
- High-Impact Architecture Project
- Executive Visibility
- Competitive Contract Compensation
- Flexible Remote Structure
- Clear Scope, Clear Timeline
- Long-Term Engagement
- Technical Ownership
Skills Required
- 8+ years backend engineering experience
- 4+ years in payments infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of REST APIs
- Experience integrating PSPs
- High-availability systems design experience
What We Do
Maxana is a digital transformation partner that understands your objectives and requirements, quickly assesses your current technology ecosystem, and delivers your FinTech Digital Initiatives. Maxana combines best in class client delivery with a focus on transparency and engineering competency enabling outcomes that deliver the highest possible return on your FinTech investment dollars. Professional Services and Staffing Maxana’s Professional services and staffing enables our clients to achieve their Fin Tech goals and objectives. Maxana provides CTO level oversight with quality delivery with a customer first mindset. Our staffing and services run the gamut from Enterprise and solution architecture, best in class engineering and development teams, or discrete individual contributor resources to support your programs and projects. Custom Integration Solutions Maxana’s Custom Integration Solutions Teams maximize business value by rapidly designing and implementing best in class integrations. Our custom integration solutions securely extend the functionality of your applications with new and existing third-party SaaS, open and proprietary platforms, and enterprise systems quickly driving both accelerated revenue and amazing customer outcomes. Payment Processing Not every company will need the same kind of online payment software, which is why Maxana designs systems for our clients from the ground up. Bespoke software, off-the shelf solutions..whatever your company needs, Maxana we’ll deliver it in a cost-effective, rapidly deployable manner.
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