The Role
Build and own scalable backend and UI products for payment disputes and chargebacks. Design architecture, solve complex technical problems, collaborate in an agile environment, and maintain services in production. The role involves Java and Spring Boot development, AWS cloud infrastructure, Terraform, React UI changes, event-driven systems, GDPR compliance, technical mentoring, and occasional on-call participation.
Summary Generated by Built In
At PPRO, we simplify access to local payments - providing a local payments platform that empowers giants like PayPal, Stripe, and Microsoft to connect with billions of consumers worldwide. We are on an ambitious, fast-paced mission to 3x our growth by 2028 - and we’re just getting started.
Our magic lies in our team of proud payments nerds. Spanning over 50 nationalities across 10+ global locations, our diverse cultures aren't a checklist; they are the competitive advantage driving our innovation. This is a people-first, high trust environment where you’ll have the autonomy to make a massive impact, own your work end-to-end, and grow through broad exposure, meaningful challenges, and continuous learning. We get things done, challenge respectfully, put the customer first, and recognise that our biggest successes are those we create as a team. If you’re ready to leave your footprint on global commerce, join us.
Our magic lies in our team of proud payments nerds. Spanning over 50 nationalities across 10+ global locations, our diverse cultures aren't a checklist; they are the competitive advantage driving our innovation. This is a people-first, high trust environment where you’ll have the autonomy to make a massive impact, own your work end-to-end, and grow through broad exposure, meaningful challenges, and continuous learning. We get things done, challenge respectfully, put the customer first, and recognise that our biggest successes are those we create as a team. If you’re ready to leave your footprint on global commerce, join us.
The Purpose:
At PPRO, Senior Software Engineers make some of the most significant decisions for the company. Think of yourself as an important contributor to the success of your team, with a significant impact on the team’s product, but also on its culture and spirit. You will solve complex technical problems, participate in decisions on architecture and technical direction, support and mentor other engineers and work alongside them in the code.
What you’ll do
- Own products and services end-to-end — backend and UI — including architecting solutions that turn risk into a product, such as our customer
- facing disputes and chargebacks platform
- Collaborate and grow in a dynamic and autonomous environment, working to define undefined boundaries in disputes and chargebacks across payment methods
- Be an integral part of a team, in addition to its culture and ways of working.
- Common practices include agile methodologies, pair and mob programming
- Use the latest technologies to solve real problems for our customers at a massive scale
- Be part of a team that will take full operational responsibility for the services that you own, ensuring security compliance (GDPR) and potentially taking part in an on-call rotation.
- Share your knowledge and build creative solutions while helping the team evolve best practices
What we look for in you
- Results-orientation, collaborative, pragmatic, and with a continuous improvement mindset
- Multiple experiences working with Java and Spring Boot
- Experience designing and building scalable products and services
- Experience with the cloud (preferably AWS) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
- Experience or a strong interest in the complexities of Disputes or Chargebacks
- Comfortable making UI changes in React; full stack experience is desirable
- Great problem solving abilities and the ability to articulate tradeoffs of technical problems to a broad audience
- Working proficiency in English
Some of the technologies you’ll get to work with:
- Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
- AWS Cloud components such as EKS, DynamoDB, Kinesis and OpenSearch.
- Event-driven architectures
- React, TypeScript
What's in it for you?
Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year.
Learning and Development - We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.
Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet
Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
Pet-friendly office - Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side
Our Principles:
We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent
We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.
Skills Required
- Multiple experiences working with Java and Spring Boot
- Experience designing and building scalable products and services
- Experience with cloud platforms and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
- Experience with AWS cloud services
- Experience or strong interest in disputes or chargebacks
- Comfort making UI changes in React
- Full-stack experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to articulate technical tradeoffs
- Working proficiency in English
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The Company
What We Do
PPRO is a fintech company that provides digital payments infrastructure to businesses and banks so that they can scale their checkout, acquiring, and risk services through one connection. Payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants that plug into PPRO’s infrastructure are able to access payment methods, fraud screening tools, and other essential products from multiple providers. Every product can be deployed and controlled with clicks, not code. And with the company's orchestration layer directing process flows and data like clockwork, PPRO’s partners can rest easy knowing they’re delivering seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Citi, PayPal, and Stripe are just some of the names that depend on PPRO to accelerate their roadmaps, boost their conversions, and eliminate the complexities of digital payments.
