About the role:

Your mission will be to contribute to the whole development process, from the design of the system to the deployment and monitoring in prod.

The role of the Payroll squad is to ensure that PayFit clients can close their payroll reliably and on time. The squad provides a comprehensive and scalable solution to the local teams of each country where PayFit is accessible. Internally the squad guarantees that all business domains covered by the PayFit product can impact safely the payroll of our clients.

The squad is responsible for the maintenance and evolution of a set of services critical to PayFit. These services allow for instance to calculate the monthly payroll of clients, generate the payslips of employees, let a client undo a monthly payroll in autonomy, or display a preview of payslips at any time.

The domain is broad and deployed across three different countries, which offers exciting architectural challenges.

Join us on this exciting journey to make a meaningful impact and shape the future of work!

This role is for you if :

• You are a Senior Engineer with  6+ years of experience

• You are comfortable with Typescript, Node.js, React, and Javascript ecosystem overall

• You are comfortable with AWS services, especially with serverless components (Lambda, Step functions, workflow orchestration)

• You are comfortable with Infrastructure as Code and deploying different kinds of projects

• You can write RFCs, discuss them, and reach conclusions

• You are a Problem solver: You are a pragmatic and product-driven engineer who is interested in solving problems and delivering value while taking into account business <> tech tradeoffs.

• You are a Team player: You have good communication skills, are comfortable working in a partially remote team, and can easily work with non-technical colleagues

• You like using Best Practices: You are an organized, rigorous engineer who follows best practices regarding code quality, clean architecture, testing, monitoring, code reviews, and CI/CD

• You are fluent in English

It would be great if also :

• You have a hands-on experience with Domain-Driven design and Event-Driven Architecture. You are able to help the team transition towards its architectural vision. You like to seek opportunities and build strategies

• You are an Impact Maker: You are creative, passionate about building things, and want to help build an innovative product used by thousands of users

If you think you would be a good fit even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we would love to hear from you! 

Your Future Team:

The Payroll squad is a team of 3 Software Engineers with an Engineering Manager, a Product Manager, and a Designer who are working tightly together daily. Your future manager - Stéphane - has extensive experience in leading the development of complex technical initiatives and will help you evolve in your role!

The Hiring Process:

1. Initial Discovery Call: A Talent Acquisition representative will assess your qualifications and fit for the role.(30 mins)

2. Call with an Engineering Manager: You will have a conversation with your future manager to further discuss your experience and skills. ( 30 min)

3. Technical Interview that comprises of 2 parts:

1) Coding Interview: You will be assessed on fundamental knowledge, including data structures and algorithms. This may be conducted through at-home coding exercises or live coding. (90 min)

2) System Design Interview: You will participate in a system design interview, focusing on distributed systems and web architecture. (90 min)

4. Interviews with your Team: You will meet with the other team members (a Product Manager and a Product Designer) to get to know them and further assess your fit within the organization. (30-45 min)

5. Interview with the Engineering Director of the Tribe to discuss your understanding of our role and challenges and your potential impact in it. (30 min)