Principal Engineer (Payments)
at Masabi
Colombia, remote, principal, full time
posted 04 Jun 2026
- Java
- PSPs
- Payment systems
- Gateways
- DynamoDB
- GitLab CI/CD
- Contactless EMV
- Microservices
- EMV
- Acquirers
- Kotlin
- Terraform
- Distributed systems
- MySQL
- AWS
About the role
Remote: yes Posted: 2026-06-04
What you would do
- Shape the technical direction of Masabi’s payments platform, contributing to architecture, standards and engineering best practices
- Design and deliver scalable, secure, resilient and cost-effective payment solutions aligned with Masabi’s platform direction
- Support teams in building towards a modern, microservices-based architecture while balancing delivery priorities and long-term platform health
- Stay close to technical delivery through architecture reviews, design discussions and targeted hands-on contribution where needed
- Identify and work through complex technical challenges related to scalability, resilience, operational performance and system evolution
- Act as a senior technical advisor across engineering teams, supporting and influencing technical decisions, particularly within the payments domain
- Work with external providers and payment partners on integrations, technical alignment and problem-solving
- Contribute to technical roadmap planning, prioritisation, technical scoping and architecture discussions for complex initiatives
- Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to engineering standards, technical forums and good practices across the organisation
What they are looking for
- Experience with transit systems or fare payment systems (e.g. tap-to-ride systems)
- Familiarity with card schemes (e.g. Visa, Mastercard, Interac)
- Experience working in complex, multi-service or event-driven architectures
- Familiarity with a range of tools and technologies including:
- Development: Kotlin, Java
- Data storage: DynamoDB, MySQL
- Infrastructure as code and CI/CD: Terraform, GitLab CI/CD
// You don’t need to have experience in every area listed above. If you bring strong fundamentals, good judgement and a willingness to learn, we’d still love to hear from you.
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