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Principal Engineer

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Principal Engineer leads design and development of scalable distributed systems in Java/Kotlin on AWS, mentors teams, drives architectural decisions, and partners with product, compliance, and partnerships to deliver reliable payment infrastructure.

About this role

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:

As a Principal Engineer, your mission is to advance PPRO’s global payments platform by driving technical innovation, creating scalable solutions, and ensuring robust architecture. This role supports PPRO’s strategy by enabling secure, reliable, and efficient payment infrastructure, directly impacting customer success and PPRO’s market leadership.

We act with Trust and Integrity

  • Design and develop scalable, high-performance systems using Java/Kotlin in the AWS ecosystem.

  • Champion engineering best practices, ensuring the platform’s reliability and resilience.

    • We work together

  • Partner with cross-functional teams—Product, Partnerships, and Compliance—to deliver impactful solutions aligned with business objectives.

  • Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of growth, innovation, and collaboration.

    • We make things better

  • Own end-to-end code quality, deployment processes, and monitoring in production environments.

  • Advocate for continuous improvement, driving decisions through data and metrics to align engineering outcomes with business goals.

    • We get things done

  • Pioneer technical strategies that position PPRO as a leader in payments innovation.

  • Ensure sustainable, high-velocity delivery while maintaining system reliability and performance excellence.

    • What would make you a great fit

  • Proven experience designing and building distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

  • Expertise in Java/Kotlin development and AWS services (e.g., EKS, Kinesis, SQS, DynamoDB, RDS).

  • Strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and guiding engineering teams.

  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.

  • A data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

  • Background in API security standards and data handling best practices.

    • Nice-to-have

  • Experience in the payments industry, including familiarity with PCI-DSS compliance and payment gateways.

    • Skills

    API SecurityArchitecture GovernanceAWSData HandlingDeployment AutomationDistributed SystemsDynamoDBEKSEvent-driven ArchitectureJavaKinesisKotlinMicroservicesPayments IndustryPCI-DSSProduction MonitoringRDSReliable SystemsScalabilitySQSTeam Mentorship

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