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    Are you ready to unleash your full potential? We’re looking for people who are passionate about payments to chart Worldpay’s path to being the largest and most-loved payments company in the world.

    The role

    We are currently recruiting a Software Engineer to join the Monoceros team at Worldpay. This position is London-based and aligned to the Worldpay University Program; a two-year program, suited to entry level joiners who aspire to develop a successful career with a leading payments company.

    As a 2024 WorldPay University Program full-time employee, you will have the opportunity to participate in team projects, community service activities, professional development initiatives and work with a team that is invested in your growth, development, and success; including bi-annual performance connects with your manager.   

    This two-year full-time program has start dates in September and as a university program participant you can look forward to the following: 

    • Learn about the exciting world of Payments and the role WorldPay plays 
    • Hear from WorldPay leaders about their journey 
    • Have access to social/professional network opportunities and build a network across the organization
    • Bi-annual merit reviews 

    About the team

    Access WorldPay is a talented, creative group working together to bring the next generation payment gateway. Our clients range from small/medium businesses and start-ups to some of the largest tech and digital firms!

    We use global collaboration to support global clients. Our group is a place where learning and growing are core parts of the journey. We care deeply about things like immutability, automation, test driven development and agile ways of working. 

    More information on our principles is available in https://worldpay.github.io/gateway-tribe-principles and about our APIs in https://developer.worldpay.com/. You can also find more details about our approach and culture in https://developer.worldpay.com/newsroom.

    Monoceros, as a team within Access WorldPay, looks after a number of Edge services, including Content Delivery Network (CDN), authentication, and merchant onboarding activities.

    What you will be doing

    You will collaborate with your cross-functional squad to design, develop, operate, and improve the products our customers enjoy using. You will work with the wider engineering team to bring solutions to challenges that require cross squad collaboration. As a member of the squad, you will also have deep understanding of the product and industry you are building for.

    Working within a truly cross functional team, your day-to day responsibilities include:

    • Refining both business and engineering led requirements
    • Developing and automating the test solutions to our customer’s needs
    • Working on some highly sought after technologies, including ECS, Docker and Kubernetes
    • As a team, planning and reviewing the work to be carried out in 2-week iterations
    • Deployment changes to production environments
    • Identifying and resolving any issues with your products running in production
    • Joining the on-call roster with other squad members to provide support for our mission-critical services
    • Personal & professional development – one week every quarter dedicated to learning new skills and experimenting with new technologies (hackathons) 

    WorldPay has a diverse technical environment with opportunities to work in Java, Scala, Python, front-end technologies (Node.JS), Cassandra; as well as cutting edge cloud-based technologies such as AWS and Azure

    Who we are looking for

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or Software Engineering)
    • Some programming skill in Java or Python
    • Some knowledge of cloud computing
    • Some understanding of continuous integration and deployment
    • Willingness and ability to learn, master, and work in both new and older technologies
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization
    • Passion for tinkering and technology – cutting edge tech; you like hackathons and innovation sprints!
    • Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external clients and contacts
    • An engineering skillset that is focused on quality and a test first philosophy, regardless of the activity
    • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

    What we can offer you  

    • A competitive salary and excellent benefits: Medical and Health, Well-Being, Lifestyle, and many more!
    • Structured onboarding program with networking opportunities 
    • Performance and merit reviews during your first two years on the program
    • Access to a virtual learning platform to support your professional development
    • Participate in monthly workshops focused on Professional Skills and Competencies, FIS Business Knowledge, Technical Skills, Career Development, and the Future of Fintech
    • Varied and challenging work to help you develop your business acumen
    • Opportunity to build your knowledge of the broader commercial payments industry
    • A supportive work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect
    • A fun, inclusive culture – we love having fun together as a team and do lots of things both virtually as well as in person!