Description:

mx51 is a payments-as-a-service solution for banks, non-bank acquirers, and other merchant service providers.
The company is building a payment platform that allows merchants to accept payments in-store, in-app, and online, while consolidating all their data on a real-time business management dashboard.
As a mid-level Golang Engineer, you will report to the Back-End Engineering Team Lead and contribute to developing the platform used by major financial institutions in Australia.
Responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining high-throughput, fault-tolerant microservices to support the backend infrastructure.
You will create and optimize RESTful and gRPC APIs, ensuring scalability and performance.
Implementing robust data models and query optimizations for PostgreSQL databases is also part of the role.
You will drive continuous improvement in code quality through code reviews, testing, and refactoring.
Collaboration with DevOps to containerize applications using Docker and deploy to Kubernetes clusters on AWS is expected.
You will work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs.
Participation in agile development processes, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives, is required.
Staying current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, recommending and implementing improvements to the tech stack is essential.

Requirements:

Effective written and verbal communication skills are necessary for interacting with your team and other stakeholders across the business.
You should be open-minded, curious, and adopt a ‘seek to understand’ approach when tackling people-related challenges.
A strong passion for software engineering, particularly back-end development, is required, along with significant contributions to the engineering of production-grade microservices.
You must be adaptable and able to quickly adjust to changes within the business environment, positively championing these changes to your team.
Striving to model the mx51 values at all times and across all aspects of your role is essential.

You will have the opportunity to work from overseas for up to 4 weeks per year.
Flexible work practices and tools will be provided to help you set up your remote workstation.
Access to co-working facilities across 3 states is available.
An annual team offsite will be organized.
Social events run by the social committee will be part of your experience.
You can swap a public holiday and take an alternative day off.
Paid leave for volunteering is offered.
An Employee Share Option Plan is available, subject to invitation.
Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers is provided.
Novated lease and salary sacrifice options are also available.