Staff Software Engineer (Backend / Platform)

1 - 4 years

3 - 6 Lacs

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Job Description

Why Verifone

For more than 30 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide.

About the role

This role serve as a Staff Engineer providing technical leadership across backend, DevOps, and platform engineering. Design and scale secure, high-availability systems, define architecture standards, lead CI/CD and AWS infrastructure, collaborate cross-functionally, own system lifecycles, mentor engineers, and continuously improve reliability, performance, security, and developer productivity.

What youll do

  • Serve as a

    Staff Engineer

    providing technical leadership across backend, DevOps, and platform engineering initiatives.
  • Design, build, and evolve

    scalable backend systems

    and APIs, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
  • Define and drive

    architecture standards

    across services, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines.
  • Lead the design and implementation of

    CI/CD pipelines

    using

    Jenkins

    , enabling reliable, automated builds and deployments.
  • Architect and manage

    cloud infrastructure on AWS

    using

    Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

    .
  • Partner with Product, Frontend, Security, and SRE teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
  • Own the

    end-to-end lifecycle

    of systems, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Provide hands-on support for production issues, root-cause analysis, and long-term remediation.
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers, conducting design reviews and promoting engineering best practices.
  • Drive continuous improvement in

    system reliability, performance, security, and developer productivity

    .

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • Strong backend engineering experience with

    Java, Kotlin, Node.js, or similar modern backend technologies

    .
  • Deep expertise in

    distributed systems

    , including microservices architecture, event-driven systems, scalability, and data consistency.
  • Proven experience building and operating

    CI/CD pipelines

    using

    Jenkins

    .
  • Extensive experience with

    AWS

    services (e.g., EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM).
  • Hands-on experience with

    Terraform

    and Infrastructure as Code best practices.
  • Strong knowledge of

    containerization and orchestration

    (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Experience with

    observability tools

    (logging, metrics, tracing) and production monitoring.
  • Solid understanding of

    security best practices

    , including secrets management, IAM, and compliance.
  • Experience with

    SQL and NoSQL databases

    .
  • Frontend or full-stack experience is a plus but not required.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex, cross-system issues.

What qualifications will you need to be successful

  • Bachelor s degree in

    Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

    (preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience

    in software engineering, with significant experience in backend and DevOps/platform roles.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence architecture and technical direction across multiple teams.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to operate independently while driving alignment in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • Proven ability to rapidly understand existing systems and improve them pragmatically and sustainably.

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Verifone

Financial Services

New York NY

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