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Senior Backend Engineer- Payments

FiservSunnyvale, CAMay 3rd, 2026
This job is with Fiserv, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.We're Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants and consumers to one another millions of times a day - quickly, reliably, and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we're involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv.Job TitleSenior Backend Engineer- PaymentsSenior Backend EngineerAbout the TeamClover Payment - Card-Not-Present aka [E-commerce] team plays a crucial role in expanding and improving our Payment platform. With Clover's eCommerce solutions, we can help merchants grow their business online by developing our payment web services and supporting a wide range of functionality across the suite of apps we provide to our merchants.What does a Backend Engineer do at Clover?Our Server Backend engineers work closely with Web Engineers, the Product Team, and QE to ensure seamless collaboration in the development process. Our engineers are pragmatic in balancing priorities and thrive in an iterative model where server features are released once every two weeks. As a Server Backend engineer, your responsibilities would includeowning one or more of the payment services, adding new features, resolving bugs, and refactoring/improving the codebase.What you will do:Design and implement REST APIs for mobile and web clients including our payment devices, web dashboard, and 3rd party appsIdentify technical requirements in product meetings and assist the business team with realistic project planning and feature development; translate product requirements into functional, maintainable, extensible software that is in-line with company objectivesOwn your merchant-facing services /features from development through deployment and production monitoringParticipate in design/code reviews.Mentor junior engineersPartner with the Infrastructure Team to design data models to support large scale highly available servicesWork with QA to develop test plans/strategiesParticipate in a regular on call rotationWhat you will need:-Degree in Computer Science or Engineering field8+ years of industry experienceStrong coding skills; Java is our language of choiceExperience with Docker and Kubernetes, Apache Kafka and Google Pub/SubExperience with microservices, preferably Spring BootStrong knowledge of relational databases, MySQLExperience with Cloud TechnologiesExperience with API designSuperior problem-solving skills and debugging capabilitiesWhat would be great to have:Payments domain experienceAbility to clearly articulate API design and technical requirements with thought‐ful documentation gathering requirements, exploring alternative solutions, andimplementing code along the way.Experience with scalability and high availability; monitoring with Grafana,Datadog etcSecurity conceptsDependency Injection Frameworks.Experience with a cloud platform, preferably Google CloudDegree in Computer Science or equivalent Engineering fieldPython scriptingSalary Range$160,000.00 - $240,000.00These pay ranges apply to employees in Sunnyvale, California. 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