Job Title: Software Engineer III
Duration: 7+ Months
Location: Menlo Park CA – Onsite
 
Job Description:
Summary:

• We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our Payments Team on a contract basis. As a key member of the team, you will collaborate with senior engineers to automate processes for managing discrepancies in money movement. You will take ownership of monitoring, alerting, and resolving money movement discrepancies by coordinating with various internal and external partners.

 
Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers to automate processes for managing discrepancies in money movement
• Take ownership of monitoring, alerting, and resolving money movement discrepancies by coordinating with various internal and external partners

 
Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in backend development and testing
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, PHP, and C++
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

 
What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on a high-impact project in the payments industry
• Collaboration with a team of experienced engineers

 
Surrounding Team & Key Projects:

• Will be working with the Payment Team
• Monitoring of money movement and automation of money movement

 
Typical Day-to-Day in the Role:

• Collaborate with senior engineers to automate processes for managing discrepancies in money movement
• Take ownership of monitoring, alerting, and resolving money movement discrepancies by coordinating with various internal and external partners

 
How Will Performance Be Measured?

• Ensuring discrepancies are resolved
• Triaging money movement correctly and automating current processes

 
What Makes This Role Interesting?

• Work at Client on large-scale money movement processes
• Handle billions of dollars and ensure accurate triaging, making the scale of work impactful
• Collaborate with senior engineers to automate processes and resolve discrepancies

 
Must-Have Skills:

1. 4-7 years of experience in backend development and testing
2. Proficiency in Python, SQL, PHP, and C++
3. Ability to collaborate with senior engineers and internal/external partners
4. Debugging and analysis of data

 
Nice-to-Have Skills:

1. Payments background in reconciliation area
2. Experience in payments

 
Years of Overall Experience Required:

• 4-7 years of experience

 
Degrees/Certifications Required:

• Experience - software engineer - payments

 
Interview Process
How Many Rounds of Interviews?

• 2 rounds of interviews

 
Interview Structure:

• 45-minute coding round (SQL and Python)
• 30-minute general discussion with the CWAM

 
Types of Interviews:

• Zoom

 
Interview Duration:

• 45 minutes

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $81.00/hr.