Lead Java Engineer, Payments

🕒 July 24

🇺🇦 Ukraine – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Patrianna

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2011

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🎮 Gaming

Consulting • Marketing • Gaming

Patrianna is an international iGaming product and technology company headquartered in Gibraltar that builds engaging web and app-based gaming products for millions of players worldwide. The remote-first team focuses on strategy, product development, product management, and technology innovation to deliver tailored iGaming experiences and scalable software solutions. Patrianna also actively recruits across product, design, technology, marketing, and operations and expresses public support for Ukraine.

📋 Description

• Lead the design of system architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance for current and future needs • Perform thorough code reviews, ensuring best practices, backward compatibility and maintainability of the solution • Analyze and improve the performance of existing applications, identifying bottlenecks and proposing innovative solutions • Ensure adherence to best security practices in the development and deployment of solutions • Oversee a complex ecosystem of Payment Orchestrators, Global Processors, and Local Payment Methods, ensuring that our players experience zero friction from purchase to withdrawal • Lead the seamless integration of third-party Gateways, Vaulting services, and Alternative Payment Methods across diverse global markets • Own the end-to-end production health of the payment stack. Implement advanced monitoring, automated reconciliation, and rapid-response protocols for transaction failures • Serve as the technical bridge between development, QA, and product teams to ensure alignment on solutions and deliverables • Collaborate with product and project managers to plan iteration scopes and ensure timely delivery • Be a dependable point of contact for critical decision-making and delivery

🎯 Requirements

• Solid experience building and maintaining production systems using Java and its ecosystem • Solid Java knowledge with a strong understanding of JVM internals • Excellent system design skills, capable of describing, documenting, and implementing complex architectures for scalable systems • Excellent knowledge of relational database principles, preferably PostgreSQL, with proficiency in query optimization and performance tuning • AI-native mindset with deep, hands-on expertise leveraging AI tools, large language models, and autonomous agents as a default approach to problem-solving, system design, and engineering productivity. • Deep understanding of messaging concepts (preferably with the Kafka ecosystem or similar) • Good understanding of concurrency concepts and principles • Exceptional troubleshooting skills, with the ability to resolve complex production issues effectively • Demonstrated engagement and ownership, taking full responsibility for delivering solutions and driving team success • Proven ability to conduct effective code reviews, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to best practices • Solid understanding of security best practices, particularly in web and backend development contexts • Leadership experience, including mentoring team members, facilitating technical discussions, and fostering a collaborative environment • At least upper-intermediate proficiency in English, with strong communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

🏖️ Benefits

• Modern tech stack • Fresh, well-maintained codebase featuring high test coverage • Minimal bureaucracy and fast approval processes • Ability to work with highly skilled, passionate, and supportive teammates • Chance to make a global impact by contributing to projects experiencing exponential user growth