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San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid
112K-160K Annually
Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Cryptocurrency
The Role
Nium, Global Leader in Payments
 
Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.

Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore. 

About the role

As a Software Engineer I at Nium, you will be part of a cross-functional team that designs and develops our core software platforms. In this early-career role, you will work closely with experienced engineers who will guide you to learn best practices, develop your technical skills, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality solutions.

You’ll focus on implementing well-defined tasks, debugging issues, and writing maintainable code. You’ll have the opportunity to work across the stack, gain experience with modern development tools, and build foundational knowledge in software engineering. Based in our San Francisco HQ, you’ll help build payment technologies that support Nium’s global mission while growing in a supportive and collaborative engineering environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Actively learn widely used in the industry technologies such as Java, Spring and Spring Boot, and the business domain.
  • Seek feedback regularly and apply it to improve technical and professional skills.
  • Gain knowledge of the fintech industry especially in the realm of card payments.
  • Implement well-scoped features or fixes with guidance from senior engineers.
  • Write clean, maintainable code following team conventions.
  • Participate in peer programming and code reviews as a learner.
  • Communicate clearly with teammates about progress, blockers, and questions.
  • Work effectively as part a cross-functional team.
  • Write basic tests for your code and understand the value of automated testing.
  • Follow established testing and quality assurance practices.
  • Gain exposure to development tools such as version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation (e.g., Docker).
  • Begin learning about backend infrastructure and DevOps tools through hands-on experience.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 0–2 years of professional software development experience.
  • Familiarity with Java and frameworks like Spring Boot (or willingness to learn).
  • Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
  • Exposure to web technologies and RESTful APIs.
  • Some experience with or interest in frontend frameworks like React or Angular.
  • Demonstrated ability to break down problems and seek help when needed.
  • Curious and willing to experiment, fail fast, and learn continuously.
  • Comfortable asking questions and collaborating in a team setting.
  • Able to communicate technical progress and blockers clearly.

What we offer at Nium
 
We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. 

We Care: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). 

We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend. 

We Constantly Innovate: Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards for how we approach both our business and talent opportunities. Check out CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.  

We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!  

We Thrive With Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.  
For more detailed region-specific benefits:  https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks  

For more information visit www.nium.com 

Depending on your location, certain laws may regulate the way Nium manages the data of candidates. By submitting your job application, you are agreeing and acknowledging that you have read and understand our Candidate Privacy Notice located at www.nium.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-notice.

For more information, visit www.nium.com

Nium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Nium complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Nium expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. 

Nium Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered market-competitive in certain tech and sales roles and higher‑paying geographies, with upside evident for specific functions and seniority. Signals of strong totals in U.S. engineering/product and top‑end sales support a generally favorable footing.
  • Healthcare Strength Company materials and external listings describe comprehensive health coverage and 24×7 assistance support aligned with a modern fintech package. These elements are positioned as core parts of the global offering.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous parental leave, standard PTO, and a company‑wide year‑end shutdown expand time‑off support beyond basics. Public career materials and job ads consistently reference these components.

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The Company
713 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Nium is an advanced payments platform redefining the way consumers and businesses send, spend, and receive funds across borders. Nium’s goal is to make the movement of money seamless through being a universal plug for financial services. The company uses agile, elegant, and modular solutions for complex business problems. Be it an Individual, new-age digital bank, or a traditional industry behemoth, Nium prides itself on creating financial infrastructure for every level of sophistication. Nium’s key solutions: • Pay-ins • Pay-outs • Card issuance • Banking-as-a-service • Crypto-as-a-service We are a global leader in B2B modern money movement • Launched the world’s first global platform for crypto-as-a-service • $280M Funding • Series D • $2B Valuation o 130+M End customers o 190+ Payout markets o 100+ Supported currencies • Named on CB Insight’s Fintech 250 List • Financial Times’ List of Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2021 • Fintech Employer of the Year’ at the 2021 Singapore Fintech Festival • Best B2B Payment Platform’ at the 2021 Future Digital Awards

Why Work With Us

We, at Nium, are on a mission to transform modern money movement. We are driven by our co-created values of "seek the simple", "make it better" and "win it together". These aren't just buzzwords; they're how we do business every day and owned by each and every employee at Nium. We create new rules and new possibilities for a world of open money.

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