Senior Software Engineer I at Pax8

Pax8 is the leading cloud-based technology marketplace, simplifying the cloud journey for our partners by integrating technology, business intelligence and proactive service to deliver an unparalleled experience. Serving thousands of partners through the indirect sales channel, our mission is to build the technology marketplace of the future. We are a fast-growing, dynamic and  high-energy startup organization, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business. Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative and humorously offbeat. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best. 

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Position Summary:

As a Senior Software Engineer I on our Orders & Subscription Management team, youll play a key role in building and refining the systems that support critical functions of Pax8’s commerce platform. You’ll be at the heart of enabling our pre-checkout features, ensuring seamless billing, and maintaining order management for our partners. By tackling complex problems with innovative technology, you’ll be driving the functionality that powers our subscription and order workflows. Your contributions will directly impact our core services and help businesses thrive by ensuring smooth and reliable experiences for end users.

Every day, you’ll dive into backend development with technologies like Kotlin and Java. Youll design, develop, test, and deploy solutions for order and subscription management, collaborating closely with other engineering teams to ensure high-quality code and architecture. Your work will involve Kafka streaming to manage orders and subscriptions for billing, ensuring the integrity of core services. You’ll also conduct design and code reviews, troubleshoot complex issues, and provide technical leadership in the creation of new features. In addition to delivering individual projects, you’ll help shape technical plans and guide long-term strategies that span over a year for complex initiatives.

To thrive in this role, you’ll need to have strong experience with backend development in languages like Kotlin and Java. Familiarity with Kafka streaming is essential, as this will be a core part of managing orders and subscriptions. Experience with Groovy is a nice-to-have but not required. You should be comfortable designing and implementing complex features independently, navigating technical risks, and making high-impact decisions. Collaboration is key, and youll need to work closely with cross-functional teams while mentoring other engineers. The ability to create detailed technical plans, set testing philosophies, and meet deadlines for high-impact projects will be critical to your success.

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software

• Participate in team meetings including grooming sessions, project planning, and other aspects of the agile development lifecycle

• Help level up the team through mentorship and design techniques

• Participate in on-call rotations

Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:

• At least five (5) to eight (8) years of relevant software development experience.

• Ability to show advanced proficiency of a relevant programming language (Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Go, and/or Python).

• Effective technical leadership abilities.

• Advanced experience with one or more of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Go and/or Python.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience with innovative application design and implementation.

• Effective problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.

• Ability to step up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

• Ability to develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.

• Ability to operate effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.

• Ability to make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Ability to actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development challenges.

Required Education & Certifications:

• B.A./B.S. in related field or equivalent work experience.