Senior Software Engineer - Backend
About the job
- At least 8 years of experience in software engineering.
- Experience in financial services involving payments, wealth management, or banking; payments infrastructure at a large eCommerce site; or high-volume transaction scale-up such as betting, gaming, or streaming.
- Experience with a variety of programming languages.
- Willingness to work with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, and Amazon Web Services cloud technologies.
- Experience designing and provisioning cloud-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
- Experience with Kubernetes and an understanding of containerized deployments.
- Experience building and supporting publicly accessible REST APIs.
- Understanding of application development, continuous delivery, test automation, and security within distributed services.
- A track record of improving code quality, performance, stability, and scalability.
- Ability to work independently, tackle ambiguous challenges, and drive solutions forward.
- Spearhead the design and evolution of the business-to-business API, personalisation, and payments infrastructure.
- Collaborate with user experience and product teams in discovery, ideation, and problem-solving.
- Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives, technical discussions, architecture decisions, and best-practice sharing.
- Develop a deep understanding of the business, customers, and domain and apply judgement to make autonomous decisions.
- Mentor and support the growth of the engineering community through pairing, talks, and external speaking opportunities.
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments.
About the company
Super Payments offers free online payment processing for merchants via its Super app, while earning a commission on each transaction. For consumers, it provides instant cashback rewards when paying with the app. The system uses AI-powered technology to enable fast, secure checkout across multiple payment methods. Its goal is to reduce merchant costs, reward shoppers, and grow adoption among businesses and consumers in the digital payments ecosystem.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$35.3M
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2022
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Super says it processes over $1 billion annually and raised about $100 million.
- September 2026 app updates added Super Credit management and a new brand.
- New partnerships with Kaisertech and Tribe Yarns expand merchant distribution and transaction volume.
What critics are saying
- Super relies on Yapily, Modulr, and Abound; any partner failure stops payments instantly.
- It remains UK-only in 2026, while US launch slips into late 2026.
- Zero-fee economics collapse if lender commissions weaken against Stripe and Adyen.
What makes Super Payments unique
- Samir Desai founded Super in 2022, bringing Funding Circle payments and lending credibility.
- Super charges merchants 0% processing fees while using cashback to drive shopper adoption.
- The platform bundles open banking, cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and BNPL.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Meal Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Paid Vacation
Professional Development Budget
Stock Options
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
-6%1 year growth
-8%2 year growth
-8%K:Industrial is excited to announce that K:Industrial has partnered with Super Payments, providing its customers with another means to shop with Kaisertech.
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The merchants have Tribe Yarns by the proverbial balls... So, Tribe Yarns has teamed up with Super, to offer its UK customers a way to pay which helps Tribe Yarns to keep its costs and prices as low as possible.
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