Ruby Software Development Engineer Riga, Latvia

About Go Cardless

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start‑ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real‑time payments and open banking.

GoCardless processes US $130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one‑off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI‑powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud.

Headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, we also have locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

The technical challenges in GoCardless span from building support for banking schemes to optimising technical processes. We’re looking for engineers to join our growing Connectivity Group, where you’ll be working on problems that sit at the core of GoCardless: building and maintaining the bank and scheme integrations that keep our merchants’ cash flowing.

We endeavour to build simple, reliable and performant systems, and we believe in using the best technologies for each task. Joining the Connectivity Group you’ll be working in a team that primarily uses Ruby on Rails, Postgre

SQL, Big Query and Prometheus in Google Cloud with some Sentry tracing added to the mix. Together with your team, you will develop components that process over 10 million payments daily.

You’re not expected to have expertise in all these technologies. Members of our team have picked up the tools once they’ve started working with the team. If you’re unsure, please apply.

• Shipping stuff
  , you’ll work with your team to support changes to completion, delivering consistent positive impact across your product area.
• Growth mindset
  , motivated by driving concrete business outcomes.
• Raising the technical bar
  . You insist on high standards of technical design and implementation and ensure your systems are operationally excellent. You adapt to new technologies and processes quickly.
• Building for scale and autonomy
  , using modern technology and tooling.
• Collaborative environment
  . You believe the best products are built through collaboration.

• Professional experience of building applications in Ruby
  . You have experience building web products and services, and have an awareness of technologies across the stack.
• Enthusiasm about working in a strong culture of experimentation
  , testing and learning - to help us experimenting ways to grow our product!
• You care about building reliable, well‑tested systems.
• You enjoy solving problems and are happy to take initiative to find better solutions.

We don’t expect you to meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply.

Software Development Engineer II
: €2,933 to €4,400 gross

Software Development Engineer III
: €4,000 to €6,000 gross

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity with fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

• Wellbeing
  :
  Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
• Work Away Scheme:
  Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12‑month period.
• Hybrid Working:
  Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in‑office days determined by your team.
• Equity:
  All permanently employed Gee Cees get equity to share in our success.
• Parental leave:
  Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
• Time off:
  Annual holiday leave based on your location, supplemented by 3 volunteer days and 4 wellness days.

We’re an organisation defined by our values: we start with why, we make it happen, we act with integrity, we care deeply and we remain humble. Our values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and help us nurture and develop our culture while delivering impactful work.

We’re building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, here’s where we stand:

• 45% identify as women
• 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed, or…