Principal Java Engineer

Posted 3 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Gaming • Hardware
The Role
Lead backend system design and modernization for Razer Gold payment platform. Drive technical design reviews, implement scalable payment services, integrate PSPs, ensure compliance (PCI, 3DS), mentor engineers, manage critical issues, and migrate systems to a new tech stack.
Summary Generated by Built In

Joining Razer will place you on a global mission to revolutionize the way the world games. Razer is a place to do great work, offering you the opportunity to make an impact globally while working across a global team located across 5 continents. Razer is also a great place to work, providing you the unique, gamer-centric #LifeAtRazer experience that will put you in an accelerated growth, both personally and professionally.

Job Responsibilities/ 工作职责 :

Joining Razer will place you on a global mission to revolutionize the way the world games. Razer is a place to do great work, offering you the opportunity to make an impact globally while working across a global team located across 5 continents. Razer is also a great place to work, providing you the unique, gamer-centric experience that will put you in an accelerated growth, both personally and professionally.
Razer Gold aims to become the world’s leading payment service provider for games and digital content. As our business grows to meet the needs of gamers globally, we are looking for an experienced software engineer to join our team and fulfil the needs of our gamer customer base.

As Principal Java Engineer in Razer Gold, you will lead the overall backend system development and play a key role in the Razer Gold Engineering team. You will be reporting to the Head of Software Engineering in Razer Gold and working very closely with other engineering functions, product managers and various business stakeholders to lead system modernization efforts.


  • Proactively drive the design and implementation of the Razer Gold payment system.
  • Engaging with Product and various partner teams for business and technical requirements.
  • Driving the review of the technical design and implementation of the team.
  • Leading the team to tackle challenging technical issues.
  • Helping the team to grow and prepare for the foreseeable technical challenges.
  • Setting example by building high-quality code with unit test and automation test
  • Stay on top of any critical issues and drive to the finish line.
  • Leading the team to migrate the existing system to a new tech stack

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Math, Physics, or other technical fields.
  • 8+ years of experience in E-Commerce Java based core system design and implementation
  • Experience in payment systems including online payment processing, transaction lifecycle management, and reconciliation is a huge plus
  • Experience in building highly scalable, high availability online system is a huge plus
  • Experience in .Net system is a plus
  • Experience in DB system, especially Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with at least one of major public cloud services, especially AWS.
  • Hands-on experience integrating with Payment Service Providers (PSPs) such as Adyen, Stripe, Braintree, PayPal, or regional PSPs (Alipay, WeChat Pay, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of payment gateway integration, acquiring bank flows, and settlement processes.
  • Familiarity with payment industry standards and compliance requirements, including PCI DSS, 3DS/3DS2, and tokenization.
  • Experience with fraud detection mechanisms and risk management in payment systems is a plus.

Pre-Requisites/ 任职要求 :

Razer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, better products, and a stronger culture. We are committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and fair workplace for every employee across all the countries we operate in. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected under local laws. Where needed, we provide reasonable accommodations - including for disability or religious practices - to ensure every team member can perform and contribute at their best.

Are you game?

Skills Required

  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Math, Physics, or other technical fields
  • 8+ years experience in E-Commerce Java core system design and implementation
  • Experience in payment systems including online payment processing, transaction lifecycle management, and reconciliation
  • Experience building highly scalable, high availability online systems
  • Experience with .NET systems
  • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL
  • Experience with at least one major public cloud service, especially AWS
  • Hands-on experience integrating with PSPs such as Adyen, Stripe, Braintree, PayPal, Alipay, WeChat Pay
  • Strong understanding of payment gateway integration, acquiring bank flows, and settlement processes
  • Familiarity with payment industry standards and compliance: PCI DSS, 3DS/3DS2, tokenization
  • Experience with fraud detection mechanisms and risk management in payment systems
  • Ability to produce high-quality code with unit tests and automation tests
  • Experience leading teams and driving system migrations to new tech stacks

Razer Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Razer and has not been reviewed or approved by Razer.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage options include medical plan choices, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, and mental health/EAP, indicating solid core coverage. Global leave and healthcare frameworks are described, reinforcing consistency across locations.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company matching and immediate vesting in some cases supports long‑term savings. This adds tangible value to the core total rewards package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Free in‑office lunches on several weekdays and notable employee discounts on company gear enhance day‑to‑day value. Volunteering time and donation matching further complement lifestyle and purpose‑oriented needs.

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The Company
1,383 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers. The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most recognized logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With a fan base that spans every continent, the company has designed and built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software and services. Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming peripherals and Blade gaming laptops. Razer’s software platform, with over 70 million users, includes Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma™ (a proprietary RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and launcher). In services, Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest virtual credit services for gamers, and Razer Fintech is one of the largest online-to-offline digital payment networks in SE Asia. Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in Irvine and Singapore, Razer has 18 offices worldwide and is recognized as the leading brand for gamers in the USA, Europe and China. Razer is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).

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