We know that paying bill isn’t fun. At Papaya, we work tirelessly to help make the experience better. With our app, users can snap a photo of any bills and it’s paid - no more calls, mailing checks, or filling out tedious web forms. 

If you want to build scalable backend and frontend products and be a part of changing the way people pay bills, then we need your help.

As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be hands on with code. You will architect and ship completed projects and be a champion of best practices for writing well-tested, well-organized, scalable code. As part of our growing engineering team, your contributions will directly impact major business and product goals.

Flexibility, communication, and a willingness to learn are of the highest importance. Papaya believes that diversity helps build an inclusive culture where all team members can grow, contribute, and feel valued. If you agree, we’d love to hear from you!

What you will do: 

• Write well designed, testable and reliable code
• Contribute to code reviews and technical architecture discussions
• Collaborate with product and other stakeholders in the business
• Work with the following languages and systems that we use: PHP, Java, AWS, MongoDB, SQL
• Use a variety of external APIs that span all areas of financial technology, banking, and payments

What you can bring: 

• 2+ years relevant work experience across full stack development
• Extensive experience with PHP and some proficiency in SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Experience with Git for version control
• AWS Cloud Services knowledge a plus
• Passion for helping others and a team-focused approach towards software development
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
  

About Papaya:

The Papaya app is revolutionizing the way people pay their bills. We are one of the fastest-growing startups in Los Angeles, backed by successful investors including Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank. 

Papaya has already made payments to tens of thousands of businesses in all 50 states and our goal is to expand our mobile share of the $4T US consumer bill payment space. We’d love for you to try it yourself — search the App or Play Store for Papaya Payments or visit papayapay.com. 

Our impact-driven team receives competitive salary, benefits, and equity. Come join our mission!