Senior Backend Developer

Summary

Join a fully remote opportunity as a Senior Backend Developer (Billing team) at AppFollow to enhance their billing systems, ensuring seamless financial operations for international customers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience
• Expertise in integrating with payment platforms, particularly Stripe
• Proficiency in Python with experience in asyncio and FastAPI (or similar frameworks for API development)
• Strong SQL skills, particularly with MySQL, with a solid understanding of PostgreSQL
• Experience with ORM (preferably SQLAlchemy) and message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex challenges
• A business mindset with a focus on delivering solutions that align with financial and operational objectives
• Strong communication skills, with proficiency in English and Russian

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the billing functionality of the AppFollow platform, including integrations with Stripe and other payment systems
• Ensure efficient handling of legacy billing systems, working to modernize and optimize them where possible
• Collaborate with the team to understand and maintain complex financial systems and processes
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the billing system aligns with business goals and customer needs
• Design and implement solutions for invoicing, subscription management, and transaction tracking
• Debug, test, and troubleshoot billing features to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Ensure the scalability and security of the billing infrastructure
• Write and maintain technical documentation to support the billing platform
• System architecture design: Collaborate with other developers to design and implement an efficient, scalable, and secure billing architecture
• Deployment and monitoring: Configure deployment and monitoring using tools and infrastructure from the Platform team

Benefits

• Full-time remote job. Though you’re always welcome to spend time with us in our office in Helsinki
• Paid Vacation and Sick leaves. Take the time you need to stay motivated, charged, and balanced
• Generous social benefits package including health insurance, equipment reimbursement, home office moderation bonus, and many more
• Stock options bonus according to the employee stock ownership plan