Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.
The Associate Lead Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable software solutions that enhance engineering productivity, automation maturity, and software quality across the organisation.
This role combines strong software development expertise with modern quality engineering practices to build automation frameworks, developer tooling, CI/CD integrations, AI-assisted testing solutions, and reusable engineering platforms. The position will collaborate closely with development, product, DevOps, platform engineering, and quality teams to deliver innovative solutions that improve development efficiency and release confidence.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with strong programming skills, experience building automation frameworks and cloud-native applications, and a passion for leveraging AI and modern engineering practices to solve complex business challenges.
What You'll Own- Design and develop enterprise automation frameworks, test platforms, and reusable engineering accelerators.
- Build AI-enabled solutions that improve test generation, quality insights, and engineering productivity.
- Develop integrations with CI/CD pipelines, source control systems, and developer tooling platforms.
- Create scalable services and applications that support quality engineering, observability, and release readiness.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities and implement innovative engineering solutions.
- Strong software development experience in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar modern programming languages.
- Experience designing and developing automation frameworks, APIs, microservices, or developer tooling solutions.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices.
- Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality engineering principles.
- Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, or AI-assisted software development tools.
- Experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or enterprise test automation platforms.
- Experience in cloud-native environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Knowledge of observability, performance engineering, or platform engineering practices.
- Accelerates engineering productivity through reusable automation solutions.
- Improves software quality by embedding quality practices into development workflows.
- Reduces manual effort through platform-based automation and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Enables scalable adoption of enterprise engineering standards and frameworks.
- Supports faster, more reliable software delivery across product teams.
Why this title works: It positions the employee as a software engineer first and a quality enabler second, which is typically easier to attract strong development talent while still supporting your Testing CoE, TestGenie, AI automation, and engineering enablement initiatives. It also creates a stronger long-term growth path into Lead Software Engineer → Principal Engineer → Architect compared to a traditional SDET ladder.
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Skills Required
- Software development experience in Java, Python, JavaScript or TypeScript
- Designing and developing automation frameworks, APIs, microservices or developer tooling
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and GitHub
- Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps practices
- Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality engineering principles
- Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
Global Payments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Global Payments and has not been reviewed or approved by Global Payments.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance programs, and is commonly regarded as a strong component of the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs feature a company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan, which are positioned as meaningful parts of overall rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, PTO, and parental/family‑friendly policies are part of the offering, contributing to perceived overall value even when cash pay is seen as average.
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What We Do
Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is a Fortune 500 payments technology company, delivering the leading complete worldwide commerce ecosystem. Our unique, connected infrastructure unifies every aspect of commerce, from issuer solutions to payments, and the innovative software that delivers seamless customer experiences. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we’re a worldwide team of over 24,000 people—including local experts on the ground in nearly 40 countries. Together, we support thousands of businesses across more than 100 industries. Empowering commerce for everyone.
