Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit www.shift4.com.
Shift4 is expanding globally and seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to contribute to the development and maintenance of Shift4’s production systems. This role involves writing clean, modular, and maintainable code, participating in code reviews, deploying builds to a continuous integration pipeline, and owning major projects. As an integral member of the engineering team, the individual will collaborate on architecture design, optimize existing systems, and build scalable applications.
This role is based onsite at Shift4's headquarters in Center Valley, PA.
Responsibilities
- Contribute stable, well-written code to the production system.
- Provide detailed feedback for colleagues via code reviews to ensure code quality.
- Begin learning and understanding new languages or frameworks.
- Deploy multiple builds to a continuous integration pipeline with minimal issues.
- Write and maintain test cases for various projects to ensure code quality.
- Set up and manage staging and production environments for development.
- Own and deliver at least one major project with successful outcomes.
- Contribute to architecture design for both large and small-scale systems.
- Provide feedback on optimization or refactoring for existing systems to improve performance.
Qualifications
- This is a mid-level role requiring a minimum of 3 years of experience in front-end design and development, including coding in JavaScript, React, CSS, and HTML.
- Experience with Node.js, NextJS, Typescript, React, Git, Tailwind CSS.
- Familiarity with Unix system administration and shell scripting.
- Familiarity with unit testing and high code coverage (Mocha, Xunit experience is a plus).
- Ability to write modular, maintainable, and clean code.
- Experience designing, building, and shipping websites, software, and/or mobile apps.
- Strong communication skills in English with the ability to clearly communicate technical topics to non-technical people.
- Proven ability to work well in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Proficiency with Git/GitHub.
- Ability to learn, adapt, and keep an open mind toward new technologies.
Additional experience that is a plus to have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent preferred.
- Any relevant certifications (Palantir Foundry, Oracle ERP, PMI, etc.) are beneficial but not required.
- Experience working with NextJS applications, NodeJS REST APIs, and backend databases.
- Well-versed in problem-solving, source code management, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Skills Required
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in front-end design and development
- Coding in JavaScript, React, CSS, and HTML
- Experience with Node.js, NextJS, Typescript, Git, and Tailwind CSS
- Familiarity with Unix system administration and shell scripting
- Ability to write modular, maintainable, and clean code
Shift4 Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plans and the company covering the majority of U.S. premiums. Health insurance is also characterized as solid or comprehensive in parts of the material, supporting baseline benefits strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with a company match up to 4% of salary in the U.S., reflecting a clear, structured contribution benefit. Pension programs are also described for some European locations, indicating additional retirement coverage in certain regions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, and dedicated paid volunteer time annually. Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents is also included, expanding overall leave breadth.
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Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry.
