R&D Software Engineer
About PDCflow
PDCflow is a proven leader in payment management and digital workflow software. Collecting payments, securing e-signatures, and delivering invoices are the lifelines of business operation, but managing them separately can be tedious and time-consuming. Our comprehensive platform combines secure payments and document workflows into one frictionless experience, leveraging decades of compliance expertise to streamline operations for our customers.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Software Engineer (R&D Focused) to play a key role in building PDCflow’s next-generation payment and transaction platform. First and foremost, you will be a hands-on backend software engineer helping design, write, and deliver core features for our newest product. Beyond day-to-day product development, you will bring an exploratory R&D mindset to the team: researching emerging technologies, building rapid proofs-of-concept (POCs), and identifying better ways to modernize our stack.
Your main day-to-day work will be backend-heavy (Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, Docker), building secure, high-throughput engines for our new product line. Side-by-side with feature delivery, you will explore new tools (such as Claude Code and AI-assisted dev workflows) and test lightweight frameworks (like Svelte) to continually optimize how our engineering organization builds, containerizes, and deploys secure financial technology.
What You’ll Do
- New Product Development: Design, build, and deploy production-ready RESTful APIs and backend microservices for PDCflow’s newest platform features using Java and Spring Boot.
- Database & Data Architecture: Write efficient SQL, design relational schemas, and optimize database performance in PostgreSQL to handle high-volume transaction processing.
- Containerization & Operations: Package, run, and optimize containerized services using Docker across local and deployment environments.
- Targeted R&D & Prototyping: Research, benchmark, and build targeted POCs for emerging tools and architectural patterns before bringing viable solutions into our core codebase.
- AI Tool Integration: Experiment with and incorporate AI-assisted developer workflows (Claude Code, LLM coding agents) to accelerate refactoring, testing, documentation, and feature delivery.
What We’re Looking For
Core Technical Skills
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with a strong foundation in backend engineering.
- Java & Spring Framework: Solid proficiency in Core Java and Spring Boot for building robust backend services and REST APIs.
- Database Fundamentals: Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL—ability to analyze, design, and optimize data models during POC development.
- Containerization: Experience using Docker for local development setups, containerizing applications, and environment configuration.
- Exploratory Mindset: A track record of testing new libraries, tools, and developer utilities on your own initiative.
Nice-to-Haves / Bonus Skills
- Active experience or curiosity in AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or CLI LLM integrations).
- Familiarity with lightweight web frameworks like Svelte for rapid front-end prototyping.
- Exposure to fintech, payment processing, or compliance environments (PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
- Familiarity with microservices architecture, messaging queues, or cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Flexible Hybrid Model: Enjoy the best of both worlds with a balanced hybrid schedule at our Ogden, UT office—alternating between 2 days in-office one week and 1 day in-office the next (just 6 days in-office per month).
- High Autonomy & Freedom: You get dedicated time and space to investigate new tech without being locked into rigid, repetitive ticket-slog sprints.
- Direct Team Impact: Your research and POCs will directly influence the tech stack, tooling, and day-to-day productivity of the entire PDCflow engineering team.
- Modern Developer Culture: We actively embrace cutting-edge AI utilities like Claude Code to automate boilerplate work and focus on solving real engineering problems.
- Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive Health, Vision, Dental, 401(k) match, generous PTO, and team perks.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with a strong backend engineering foundation
- Proficiency in Core Java and Spring Boot for backend services and REST APIs
- Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL, including data modeling and database optimization
- Experience using Docker for local development, application containerization, and environment configuration
- Track record of independently testing new libraries, tools, and developer utilities
- Experience or interest in AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or CLI LLM integrations
- Familiarity with lightweight web frameworks such as Svelte
- Exposure to fintech, payment processing, PCI-DSS, or HIPAA compliance environments
- Familiarity with microservices, messaging queues, or AWS/GCP cloud infrastructure
What We Do
For 40 years DAKCS has been making quality software solutions to tackle monumental challenges. We are your creative problem solvers in a digital age. DAKCS - Beyond ARM helps collection agencies succeed in an era of unprecedented legal restraints and technological expectation. Beyond ARM is proudly developed in the USA by DAKCS and has been enjoyed by hundreds of collection teams for over 30 years.
