Software Developer in Finance, Data & Accounting to Willa Pay

At Willa, we make it possible for freelancers in the US to live on their passion and make their income more predictable by taking care of invoicing and administration. Freelancers get paid by Willa and let us take care of the rest! At Willa we work hard to foster an environment where we can collaborate. You will be joining a rapidly growing company that will provide a challenging and rewarding work environment where you get excellent career opportunities. Everyone at Willa has a crucial part to play in the success of the business and we don’t believe in managers managing managers, so we work in a flat hierarchy with clear lines of communication. We are remote-only, which makes work easy to combine with life outside of work!

The role 🧑‍🚀

We manage a large number of financial transactions between freelancers and their clients. This presents a lot of interesting challenges across accounting, cash application, and collections, as well as integrations with banks, and other parties in the financial ecosystem.

We are now looking for a lead developer within these areas, located in Sweden. In collaboration with stakeholders, developers, product managers, and others, you’ll lead implementation and system design. You’ll be hands-on programming our backend in TypeScript, writing maintainable, efficient and test-driven code on GCP infrastructure, and designing relevant database models with implementation in Cloud SQL/PostgreSQL. For more information about how we work with engineering at Willa, please see our public Engineering Guides & Processes 👉 https://bit.ly/EngineeringGuidelines

You'll need some experience as a developer in finance, payments, or transactions. Your background is probably from other fintech or transaction-heavy services like gambling, and you enjoy working in the finance domain. You also love sharing your knowledge of best practices with colleagues.

Who are you? 🙋

- You have at least 5 years of software engineering experience as a backend developer,
- Experience in the domain of accounting and/or financial systems as a developer,
- You enjoy taking initiative, seeing the big picture, and interacting with stakeholders to ensure business value is achieved,


- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, in English,
- Experience working with diverse teams in an agile environment,
- Experience of relational databases and designing database models,
- You thrive in a remote-only environment.



Nice to have 🌟

- Experience in cloud architecture, preferably GCP
- Experience in TypeScript and Node.js



The Willa Values

At Willa we work hard to foster an environment where we can collaborate, value the different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and abilities of every individual. We hire those we know can add value to the success of Willa 🤩

Willa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

In reality, that means

Be yourself 🤩 We like games, but we don't play games. We want you because of your skills, your traits, and your quirks. We try, we fail, we conquer, and we admit mistakes.

Be empathic ❤️ We treat ourselves and our community with respect and an open heart. We treat all people equally, and we are respectful.

Be reliable 🤝 We take responsibility for our actions and hold others accountable for theirs. We are not afraid of taking risks, and we speak our minds.

Please, add chili flakes 🌶 Changing the world requires something different. Different ways of thinking. Different ways of behaving. A different team.

Application

Submit your application in English as soon as possible as we are conducting interviews on an ongoing basis!

If you are passionate about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer and a supportive place to work 😊