DailyPay Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Software Engineer
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About Us
DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on‑demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award‑winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well‑being outside of the workplace. DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast.
The Role
You’ll work alongside a supportive, high‑impact team of skilled backend developers to improve how other teams deploy and access their services, how we move data across our platform, and how we automate operations to enable future scale. Our backend engineering teams specialise in developing robust and scalable Go microservices, leveraging a tech stack that includes AWS, Docker, Postgres, and Kafka. We’re looking for engineers who are passionate about building high‑quality solutions and who thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment. If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.
How You Will Make An Impact
* Design, develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
* Contribute to the transition to microservices, designing APIs and event‑driven architecture
* Optimize database performance and data structures for high‑traffic, real‑time applications
* Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs
* Mentor engineers, perform code‑reviews and drive best practices in Golang
What You Bring To The Team
* 2+ years of experience developing applications and their deployment mechanisms, including testing, scaling, and monitoring
* Demonstrated proficiency writing maintainable, high‑quality, robust code. Preferred but not limited to Go, Java, C++
* Some familiarity with infrastructure like databases, API layers, load balancers, etc.
* A critical eye, a curious nature, and a voracious appetite to learn
Nice To Haves
* Understanding of Agile or Kanban / Lean software development methodologies
* Experience specifically with Go
* Experience with AWS
* Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code, cloud formation, terraform, etc.
* Experience in apps using Kafka or other event stream/message broker platforms
What We Offer
* Competitive compensation
* Opportunity for equity ownership
* Private health insurance option
* Employee Resource Groups
* Fun company outings and events
* Generous PTO Allowance
* 5% Pension contribution
Compensation Range: £41K - £54K
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
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