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Full-Time

Platform Engineer

Posted on 7/2/2024

PayIt

PayIt

201-500 employees

Digital transaction platform for government agencies

Government & Public Sector
Fintech
Cybersecurity

Compensation Overview

$80k - $120kAnnually

Mid

Remote in USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Platform Engineering
Required Skills
PowerShell
Microsoft Azure
SQL
AWS
Terraform
Requirements
  • 4+ years of experience working on cloud-hosted infrastructure
  • Understanding of best practices for performance, security, scalability, and availability in distributed systems
  • Professional experience with Azure and AWS
  • Experience developing solutions to challenging technical problems
  • Interest in determining and applying appropriate technical designs to solve user needs
  • Familiarity with creating alerting and monitoring for web site applications
  • Strong understanding of networking and security principles
  • Experience with SQL Server
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as PowerShell
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code with preferred experience using Terraform
Responsibilities
  • Triage and resolve production issues with careful assessment of impact on infrastructure or service operations
  • Design and execute resilient solutions to problems
  • Participate in planning and design discussions
  • Contribute significantly to the team's platform engineering commitments
  • Review code and platform changes made by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., accuracy, testability, and efficiency)
  • Provide technical ownership for a number of systems maintained by the team
  • Drive improvement in the design and quality of our platform

PayItGov.com provides a digital transactions platform tailored for government agencies, facilitating efficient interactions between these agencies and their residents. The platform streamlines the process of managing payments, refunds, and transaction tracking, which helps improve service delivery and speed up revenue collection. Users benefit from features like payment reminders and insights into online payment trends. By transitioning a significant portion of transactions, such as water and property tax payments, to an online format, PayIt allows government staff to concentrate on more complex customer needs rather than routine transaction processing. The company prioritizes user security and privacy, ensuring that data is used only for essential functions. The main goal of PayIt is to enhance the customer experience for residents while making government operations more efficient.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$195M

Headquarters

Kansas City, Missouri

Founded

2013

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

70%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • PayIt's expansion into new markets, such as digital licensing for hunters and anglers, demonstrates its ability to diversify and grow its client base.
  • The renewal of contracts with states like Kansas and new partnerships with states like Mississippi and Massachusetts indicate strong client retention and trust.
  • The company's plan to hire 100 new employees reflects its rapid growth and the potential for career advancement within the organization.

What critics are saying

  • The highly specialized focus on government agencies may limit PayIt's market size and growth potential compared to more diversified competitors.
  • Dependence on government contracts can lead to revenue volatility due to changes in political leadership or budget constraints.

What makes PayIt unique

  • PayIt focuses exclusively on government agencies, providing a tailored digital transaction platform that simplifies interactions between residents and government entities.
  • The platform's ability to transition 75% of transactions online for clients significantly reduces the workload on government staff, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks.
  • PayIt's emphasis on privacy and security ensures that sensitive government and resident data is protected, a critical requirement in the public sector.

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Benefits

Salary + standard bonus plan

Healthcare coverage

401(k) + company match

Wellness & mental health perks

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

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