Backend Software Engineer; Python

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Breaking Down Borders, Together Our Meaningful Mission

At Zepz, we're all about breaking down barriers for our customers and our teammates. Our purpose is deeply personal, we provide a lifeline and deliver opportunities to cross-border communities that need it most through cutting edge finance and tech. Zepz is the power behind World Remit and Sendwave, driven by the mission to celebrate the incredible impact migrants have, both at home and abroad.

We're not just moving money; we're building a world that truly recognizes and supports global connections.

We look for mission-driven builders who thrive in a fast-paced environment connected to a true purpose. We’re an always developing team of experts that enjoy problem solving and bring clarity to tough challenges. At Zepz, we are Relentless Learners, always seeking feedback, and Responsible Owners, treating company resources like your own. We depend on Transparent Communicators who keep the team aligned through open, honest talk.

Our vibrant and truly diverse culture is built on three core commitments, that guide how we work and interact:

• Integrity: We always do the right thing. It’s simple, but it’s the foundation of everything we build for our customers and each other.
• Outcomes: We work for our customers. Their success and prosperity are the results we focus on delivering.
• Velocity: We are fast! We maintain high energy levels and make smart decisions quickly, keeping us nimble and ahead of the curve.

We believe in empowering colleagues because we genuinely trust our team. Our culture is founded on this high trust, which naturally encourages the high ownership that drives us to meet our shared high expectations and deliver high performance. Our remote-first culture means you have the flexibility to work in your employing country wherever you feel the most focused and productive. This freedom comes with wonderful tailored, location-specific perks designed to support your whole life, not just your work.

Think unlimited annual leave, great healthcare benefits, and employee discounts. We want you to thrive and focus entirely on making your biggest impact! In turn, we expect you to bring high ownership and commitment to your work. This is a place where we value trust and high performance, and we'll provide the environment and support needed for you to excel.

As a Backend Software Engineer in Payments, you will build the seamless, reliable, and performant systems that power our user journey, from initial quote to final delivery of funds. This involves owning core workflows: managing payments in, handling recipient creation, overseeing transaction life cycles, and evolving in-app wallet capabilities.

We are building a highly scalable payments infrastructure to support the growth of Zepz and its multiple brands. Our solutions must be flexible and robust enough to handle increasing customer volumes, new payment methods, emerging products, and future brand integrations, ensuring an excellent user experience across the entire money movement lifecycle.

• Build and maintain software for the end-to-end payments experience, including payment method management and capturing funds, recipient creation, payment orchestration, and transaction records.
• Look after and improve our existing fiat and crypto wallet solutions.
• Collaborate with other teams to help ensure smooth and secure payment flows across all products and features.

• You have strong experience building backend services/APIs in Python or Kotlin.
• The code you write: follows industry best practices, is well tested, is maintainable, is scalable and is well documented.
• You deeply care about the customer experience and love to take ownership of solutions end-to-end.
• You are a keen learner and love to pick up new skills including new programming languages and get out of your comfort zone.
• You have a good understanding of observability and metrics: dashboards and alerting are your bread and butter and you understand the value in monitoring the systems you build not only in…