Masabi
Engineering
PrincipalEngineer(Payments)
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“Principal Engineer (Payments) at Masabi. Skills: Payments platform, Distributed systems, Microservices architectures. Shape technical direction. Contribute to architecture”
What You'll Achieve.
Build scalable systems; Build resilient systems; Support millions of journeys
Industry & Context.
Navigate ambiguity; Turn complex problems into approaches; Identify technical challenges; Work through technical challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience working on payment systems, Experience designing distributed systems, Experience designing microservices architectures, Operated at Principal or Staff level, Experience with cloud platforms, Experience with modern infrastructure practices, Worked on systems where scale, reliability, performance and cost trade-offs matter
Nice to Have
Experience with transit payments, Familiarity with card schemes, Experience working in complex, multi-service architectures, Experience working in event-driven architectures
What You'll Do.
Shape technical direction
Contribute to architecture
Contribute to standards
Contribute to engineering best practices
Design payment solutions
Deliver payment solutions
Support teams building architecture
Balance delivery priorities
Balance long-term platform health
Stay close to technical delivery
Perform architecture reviews
Participate in design discussions
Contribute hands-on where needed
Identify technical challenges
Work through technical challenges
Act as technical advisor
Support technical decisions
Influence technical decisions
Work with external providers
Work with payment partners
Contribute to technical roadmap planning
Contribute to prioritisation
Produce technical documentation
Contribute to engineering standards
Contribute to technical forums
Contribute to good practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Across engineering organisation; Across engineering teams
Communication Scope
Clear communicator; Thoughtful communicator; Engage technical audiences; Engage non-technical audiences; Technical documentation
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
About Us_ // At Masabi, we’re driving the fare payment revolution, powering the journeys of millions all over the world. We build fare collection platforms that allow riders to seamlessly buy and present tickets for public transport either on their mobile phones, from a ticket machine, or even by tapping their bank card to travel. Our Justride platform is used in over 250 locations globally, including some of the largest cities in the world. With our industry-first mobile ticketing SDK, we’ve partnered with large players in the transport space, including Uber, Moovit and Transit. Your own journey is important to us too. Choosing a role here means joining a network of innovators from all walks of life; a group of passionate individuals who consistently deliver. Here, you’ll find the tools you need to build the career you want. Whether you’re taking the direct route or trying a new path, we’ll support you no matter what. THE ROLE_ // We’re looking for a Principal Engineer - Payments to join Masabi’s Architecture team, with a primary focus on our payments domain. This is a senior role for someone who combines strong technical judgement with deep payments experience. You’ll shape the technical direction of our payments platform while staying close enough to the detail to design, review and support meaningful technical work. Working across the engineering organisation, you’ll act as a senior technical leader within the payments domain: contributing to architecture, guiding complex decisions and helping teams build scalable, resilient systems that support millions of journeys worldwide. The role suits someone who can move between system-level thinking and implementation, who understands trade-offs, can navigate ambiguity and helps turn complex or loosely defined problems into clear, practical technical approaches. LOCATION_ // This role is available in a fully remote model for candidates based in Colombia RESPONSIBILITIES_ - Shape the technical direction of Masabi’s pa
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