Senior Software Engineer - Risk

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.
Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal – to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether
The Purpose:

At PPRO, Senior Software Engineers (m/w/x) make some of the most significant decisions for the company. Think of yourself as an important contributor to the success of your team, with a significant impact on the team’s product, but also on its culture and spirit.
In the Risk domain, you will solve complex technical problems as we transition from building internal mitigation tools to creating external, value-adding products. You will participate in decisions on architecture and technical direction to establish a centralized ownership model for Fraud Risk Scoring and Alerting, support and mentor other engineers and work alongside them in the cod.

What you'll be doing:

• Own products and services end-to-end, including architecting solutions that turn risk into a product, such as our Customer-Facing Risk Profile Platform

• Collaborate and grow in a dynamic and autonomous environment, working to define undefined boundaries in transaction monitoring and financial risk exposure

• Be an integral part of a team, in addition to its culture and ways of working. Common practices include agile methodologies, pair and mob programming

• Use the latest technologies to solve real problems for our customers at a massive scale

• Be part of a team that will take full operational responsibility for the services that you own, ensuring security compliance (GDPR) and potentially taking part in an on-call rotation.

• Share your knowledge and build creative solutions while helping the team evolve best practices

You'll need to have:

• Results-orientation, collaborative, pragmatic, and with a continuous improvement mindset

• Multiple experiences working with Java and Spring Boot

• Experience designing and building scalable products and services

• Experience with the cloud (preferably AWS) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)

• Experience or a strong interest in the complexities of Fraud, KYC, Disputes, or Transaction Monitoring

• Great problem solving abilities and the ability to articulate tradeoffs of technical problems to a broad audience

• Working proficiency in English

Technologies you'll work with:

• Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs

• AWS Cloud components such as EKS, DynamoDB, Kinesis and OpenSearch.

• Event-driven architectures

What's in it for you?
Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year.
Learning and Development - We offer a €1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.
Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance. 
Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet
Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.

Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
Pet-friendly office - Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side

Our Principles: 
We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent
We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
We make things better: We boldly explore  new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.