Nium, Global Leader in Payments

Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

About the role

As a Software Engineer I at Nium, you will be part of a cross-functional team that designs and develops our core software platforms. In this early-career role, you will work closely with experienced engineers who will guide you to learn best practices, develop your technical skills, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality solutions. You’ll focus on implementing well-defined tasks, debugging issues, and writing maintainable code. You’ll have the opportunity to work across the stack, gain experience with modern development tools, and build foundational knowledge in software engineering. Based in our San Francisco HQ, you’ll help build payment technologies that support Nium’s global mission while growing in a supportive and collaborative engineering environment.

Responsibilities:

• Actively learn widely used in the industry technologies such as Java, Spring and Spring Boot, and the business domain.
• Seek feedback regularly and apply it to improve technical and professional skills.
• Gain knowledge of the fintech industry especially in the realm of card payments.
• Implement well-scoped features or fixes with guidance from senior engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable code following team conventions.
• Participate in peer programming and code reviews as a learner.
• Communicate clearly with teammates about progress, blockers, and questions.
• Work effectively as part of a cross-functional team.
• Write basic tests for your code and understand the value of automated testing.
• Follow established testing and quality assurance practices.
• Gain exposure to development tools such as version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation (e.g., Docker).
• Begin learning about backend infrastructure and DevOps tools through hands-on experience.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 0–2 years of professional software development experience.
• Familiarity with Java and frameworks like Spring Boot (or willingness to learn).
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Exposure to web technologies and RESTful APIs.
• Some experience with or interest in frontend frameworks like React or Angular.
• Demonstrated ability to break down problems and seek help when needed.
• Curious and willing to experiment, fail fast, and learn continuously.
• Comfortable asking questions and collaborating in a team setting.
• Able to communicate technical progress and blockers clearly.