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Company Description
Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!
Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we're on a mission to deliver the world's most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.
What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!
Who We Are
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in education, using modern technology.
Today, we've digitized payments for more than 3,300+ global clients across education, healthcare, travel & B2B, covering more than 240 countries and territories and supporting over 140 currencies. And, we're just getting started!
With over 1000+ global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 14 offices world-wide, we're looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer II
Location: London with Hybrid / Remote Options too
The Opportunity
Work for a global payments leader, consistently ranked one of the best companies to work for .
At Flywire, we're building and scaling the core platform that powers global money movement -- processing hundreds of millions every day for clients across industries. We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer II -- ideally with a background in FinTech -- to play a pivotal role in strengthening the very heart of our payments engine.
Your work won't just be about clean code: it will drive end-to-end automation in payment processing (from 0 to 80%), reduce manual effort in FX trading, and deliver clear visibility into significant yearly savings. By automating and optimising processes, you'll enable our Payments Operations team to focus on higher-value, ROI-driven work -- multiplying your impact across the business.
What You'll Do
Design, build, and maintain clean, secure, testable, and scalable code
Resolve challenging bugs and production issues, ensuring reliability of the global platform
Evaluate complex technical problems, using sound judgement to select the right methods and approaches
Improve performance and scalability of our systems as we expand worldwide
Drive automation initiatives that reduce manual effort and unlock measurable business savings
Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to shape product vision and deliver real business value
Mentor teammates and take initiative in leading technical projects
Support recruitment efforts by helping identify and inspire great engineering talent
Qualifications
What We're Looking For
8+ years of experience in web application development
Proven track record building scalable, reliable, high-performance distributed systems
Solid understanding of relational databases and object-oriented fundamentals
Skilled in test-driven and behaviour-driven development (TDD/BDD)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices
Strong collaboration skills and ability to partner effectively with QAs, Product, and SREs
Excellent communication skills -- able to explain complex ideas clearly and persuasively
Fluent in English (our company's working language)
Experience in FinTech or the payments industry (a plus, but not required)
A passion for delivering high-quality code and a mindset of continuous learning
Technologies We Use
For EDU or Valencia/Core teams, you'll be working with:
Java
Spring & Hibernate frameworks
MySQL
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
AWS Cloud
Why Join Us?
At Flywire, you'll have the freedom to innovate, the scale to make a global impact, and the support of a culture that values collaboration, curiosity, and excellence. Every line of code you write helps power the movement of money across borders -- making payments faster, smarter, and more efficient worldwide .
Additional Information
What We Offer:
Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates
Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and
Digital Disconnect Days!
Great Talent & Development Programs
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We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of
About the Company
Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW) is a global payments enablement and software company. We combine our proprietary global payments network, next-gen payments platform and vertical-specific software to deliver the most important and complex payments for our clients and their customers.
Flywire leverages its vertical-specific software and payments technology to deeply embed within the existing A/R workflows for its clients across the education, healthcare and travel vertical markets, as well as in key B2B industries. Flywire...
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