Senior Backend Engineer - Payments
Do you want to impact the way the world plays Racket Sports?
About us
Having spent the past decade within the world of racket sports, one undeniable trend is its growth. Every day, new individuals take up racket sports and we are happy to play our part in making the games we all know and love more accessible through user-friendly tech.
Since our launch in 2012, our vision remains consistent: to become the premier platform for the global racket sports community, serving both venues and players. While we're just getting started, we're recognized as one of the industry's fastest-growing companies, connecting 2500 venues, serving over 2 million players via our app, and employing 100+ team members globally. Whether it is tennis, padel, badminton, or table tennis, our innovations aim to unite racket sports lovers worldwide, encouraging them to #playmore.
About the role
To help us scale and enhance our global payment systems, we are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join MATCHi’s Payments team. In this role, you’ll work with a complex global payment system and play a key role in shaping and setting the overall payment strategy.
As a Senior Backend Payment Engineer, you’ll help build scalable and reliable systems that ensure seamless payment experiences for users worldwide. You’ll be part of a small, cross-functional, and empowered team working closely together—to shape and deliver impactful solutions.
You’ll also contribute actively to team discussions, share progress, and collaborate to deliver meaningful outcomes that align with our mission.
About you
You are an experienced Backend Engineer with a strong foundation in building and maintaining scalable systems. You thrive in an agile work environment, where curiosity and collaboration drive meaningful outcomes.
In this role, we’re looking for someone who brings:
- A strong product sense and a user-centric mindset, ensuring solutions that create real value for users worldwide
- A self-directed work ethic with the ability to operate autonomously, while actively contributing to team discussions and progress
- Experience working with complex global payment systems and a track record of collaborating on strategic decisions related to payment architecture
- Hands-on experience with payment systems, PSPs, and international payments (bonus points for experience with ledger bookkeeping, gift cards, bank transfers, KYC, or bank integrations)
- Proficiency in backend development with extensive experience in Java, GoLang, Groovy, or similar languages
- Familiarity with monolith architectures and experience migrating to microservices or serverless architectures
- Comfort with AWS, infrastructure as code, and relational databases, including ORM and MVC frameworks
- A strong contributor to a team that values ownership, open collaboration, and works towards delivering seamless payment solutions to our users.
What we offer
A collaborative, high-trust team environment where autonomy and initiative are valued. At MATCHi we are proud of our modern, well-equipped office where you can connect with your colleagues, collaborate in person, and enjoy a positive, fun environment. When you're a part of us you have the opportunity to work on a product that promotes a social and active lifestyle, empowering people to connect through their passion for racket sports.
Additional benefits:
- Play racket sport once a week during work hours, or enjoy any other sports of your choice to keep active and energized.
- Access to massages and training sessions with our own trainer and massage therapist to help you stay refreshed and healthy.
- Regular office breakfasts and after-work gatherings to bond with colleagues and celebrate successes.
- A dynamic and supportive work environment with great products and an even greater team.
If you're excited about the opportunity to join MATCHi and take your career to the next level, simply click the "Apply" button below or at the top of this page. We look forward to hearing from you!
- Department
- Engineering
- Locations
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Gothenburg, Sweden
About MATCHi
MATCHi is a global online booking - and administration platform for racket sports. Founded with an idea to connect players and venues, we strive to facilitate the growth of racket sports and help venues administer less and more effectively.
Senior Backend Engineer - Payments
Do you want to impact the way the world plays Racket Sports?
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