Job description

About us

Founded in 2018, we are one of the largest independent, fully vertically integrated omnichannel payments companies in the UK and Europe. We help businesses receive payments either through POS systems (the ones you tap your card on) or online. Recently listed in the top 50 fintech start-ups by Beauhurst.

We raised £100 million through Alchemy and currently process over £1.2bn a month, servicing over 60,000 customers across the UK & Europe.

DNA is made up of nine subsidiaries (and counting), DNA Payments, 123Send, Optomany, Opto KZ, Active Payments, EFT Solutions, Kwalitas, FPMS and Card Cutters. There are 350 of us across our head office in London, regional offices in the UK and Kazakstan.

We are growing quickly and are on the lookout for the very best talent to help us achieve our mission; to be a Pioneering Payments Provider, Powering businesses to thrive.

Job Summary:

DNA Payments is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join its existing platform engineering team. The role will be responsible for application development across our real-time payment processing gateway; collaborating with other engineers to complete analysis, design, and implementation of requirements from both internal and external sources to deliver change and new features.

Job Description:

• Writing high-quality, clean, and testable code in line with coding standards
• Adhering to software design patterns and best practices
• Identifying deficiencies and improvements within the existing real-time payment processing gateway
• Participate in planning, reviews, retrospectives, and design & estimation sessions
• Analysing business requirements and user stories to design and implement new features into an existing real-time payment processing gateway
• Embracing modern technologies, standards, and techniques as they emerge

Required skills

• Exceptional knowledge of C# .NET Core and Standard, with firsthand commercial practice
• Comprehensive understanding of OOP and SOLID principles, especially IOC and DI
• Practical understanding of Azure DevOps and GIT, or Jira and GitLab for source control and project management
• Working practice creating and consuming API’s
• Working understanding of Distributed Systems and Microservices Architecture
• Experience of relational databases, i.e., MS SQL
• Knowledge of DevOps, CICD practise
• Degree level education to 2:1 or above in Computer Science or other IT related discipline

Desirable

• Experience of non-relational databases, i.e., MongoDB, Cassandra, etc
• Knowledge and understanding of virtualization/containerization using Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Working understanding of queueing technologies, such as RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc
• Worked in an Agile/Scrum environment

What’s in it for you?

You’ll work with a collaborative team and join a fast-growth fintech where you’ll get the chance to learn and develop, and if that’s not enough, you also receive the following benefits.
• 25 days holiday per year
• Private Medical
• Life Assurance
• Ride to work
• Access to self-learning platform
• Bookboon
• Income Protection
• Workplace Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme

Educate, Discover & Inspire

At DNA Payments, we believe that diversity drives innovation and inclusion fosters creativity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate and promote an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered.

Join us in creating a workplace that reflects the diverse world and customers we serve.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please make us aware.