How do you want to pay? It’s a question you’ve answered on-screen or in-person thousands of times, but your choices have always been limited. Imagine the flexibility to pay however you want – credit, debit, multiple currencies, frequent flyer miles, loyalty points, or digital payments - all on the same card or digital wallet. Sound impossible? Episode Six makes the seemingly impossible happen every day. 

We’re a global provider of API-based payment processing and wallet management infrastructure. We’re 100% cloud-native, hyper-configurable, and a “Top 10 Place to Work in Fintech.” And we’re changing how people think about payments. 

Today, we’re powering payments for one of the world’s largest banks and airlines and numerous innovative fintechs. E6 is headquartered in Austin with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Brisbane, and London. We provide technology for clients in 24 countries on four continents. Since 2018 when we launched with HSBC, we have grown more than 10x. 

Interested in redefining what’s possible in payments? Join Episode Six today. 

What we’re hiring for:   

We are a growing fintech organization looking to add a Software Engineer to our Sustaining Engineering Team based in Chennai, India.  

You will be responsible for corrective and preventative maintenance, performance improvement, enhancing resiliency, and delivering new functionality on our payments platform. As a Software Engineer at E6, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the continuous improvement, usability, and reliability of our software systems. 

What you’ll be responsible for in this role:   

• Developing a deep understanding of software complexity, key design patterns, and distributed systems, making wee-informed software design trade-offs. 
• Investigate and resolve technical issues through collaborative efforts with internal and external stakeholders, prioritizing customer success as the primary objective. 
• Apply advanced subject matter knowledge to address complex business issues and actively contribute to the creation of effective solutions. 
• Conduct debugging, root cause analysis, and implement software fixes and patches to align with business requirements. 
• Manage customer escalations, troubleshoot production issues, and accurately reproduce reported issues to ensure swift resolution. 
• Advocate and drive the adoption of modern software development practices, fostering continuous improvement in the Software Development Life Cycle. 
• Drive initiatives to elevate reliability and quality, utilizing quality metrics data for informed decision-making. 
• Develop processes and tools to support internal teams in promptly resolving customer issues. 

What experiences and skills are necessary to be successful in this role:   

• Have 4+ years of experience working as a Java developer in Java Enterprise software development. 
• Proficiency in Java Lambdas, Generics, and data structures such as Map, List, and Set. 
• Strong skills debugging, root cause analysis, profiling, analyzing Java thread dumps.  
• Experience with concurrent Java programming knowledge, including knowledge of Actor Model, Java CompletableFuture, and various types of thread pool Executors. 
• Familiarity with commonly used software Design Patterns and strong algorithm knowledge. 
• Experience with Spring Framework or an equivalent Java application framework. 
• Experience with Hibernate or equivalent JPA frameworks. 
• Proficiency in RESTful API development. 
• Demonstrated ability to identify database performance improvements, covering both relational databases (preferably MySQL) and the NoSQL database Cassandra. 
• Knowledge of AWS is a plus. 
• Knowledge of Groovy scripting language is a plus. 

What makes a successful E6er?   

• We appreciate the unique backgrounds, skill sets, experiences, and contributions each E6er brings. With a strong culture of respect for all, we foster an inclusive and supportive environment for every E6er to excel and grow.  
• We take immense pride in everything we do, no matter how big or small. We work hard, we work smart, and we sweat the details. We are humble enough to know that we do not know it all. We are excited to come to work every day, knowing we will be learning, improving, innovating, and making an impact.  
• A people first mentality. Professional development from day 1, a 360 focus on your wellbeing, and the ability to work where you need to, we’re here to support you.