Remote [Wattpad] Backend Engineer (Payment and Ads Platforms)

Description:

• Wattpad is a global multiplatform entertainment company focused on connecting the world through stories.
• The company is seeking a Backend Engineer for the Payment and Ads Platforms team.
• The role involves building and maintaining scalable, extensible, secure, and observable payment services for paywalls, subscriptions, and virtual coin systems.
• The engineer will also work on consolidating ads logic as a backend platform for various clients.
• The position directly impacts Wattpad’s users and financial performance, supporting over 35 million monthly engaged users.
• The company operates a large distributed system handling 45,000 requests per second, utilizing microservices written in Go and a monolith in PHP.
• Responsibilities include designing and maintaining functionality on a large-scale distributed system, building new product features, improving system reliability and performance, configuring infrastructure, writing tests, and researching new technologies.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 3+ years of experience in a software development role.
• Proficiency in Go is required, and familiarity with PHP is preferred.
• Experience with AWS or another major cloud provider is necessary.
• Candidates should enjoy building and maintaining complex back-end systems that operate continuously at high scale.
• The ability to write clean, readable code is essential, along with the capability to work with less clear code.
• Comfort with both static and dynamic programming languages is required.
• A passion for learning and solving complex problems is important.

Benefits:

• The salary range for this position is CAD $110,000 - $130,000 per year.
• Wattpad offers a remote-friendly work environment, encouraging applications from candidates in the US or Canada.
• Opportunities to work from the company's offices in Toronto or Halifax are available for local candidates.
• The company promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from individuals with disabilities and other underrepresented groups.
• Wattpad is committed to providing accommodations for candidates with special needs during the selection process.