Arvion Services
Arvion Services
51 – 200 Employees
B2BConsultingRecruitment
Arvion Services is a Malaysia-based business process outsourcing provider supporting companies with customer service, back-office operations, payroll, HR consulting, and recruitment process outsourcing. Its teams provide multilingual assistance in languages including English, Mandarin, and Spanish, covering non-voice support, lead generation, email marketing, data entry, document management, KYC and compliance processes, payroll administration, talent acquisition, workforce management, and shared services for finance, IT helpdesk, and administration. Arvion Services works with businesses across North America, Europe, and APAC, with an emphasis on tailored delivery, data security, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Senior Backend Software Engineer – Christchurch Hybrid

Lead backend engineering for scalable cross-border payment infrastructure at a global fintech. Own APIs, services, reliability, modernization, and technical direction.

Description

  • Design and own backend services for payments, multi-currency balances, onboarding, compliance, settlement, and related financial products
  • Deliver new platform capabilities from initial problem definition through production release
  • Develop and maintain partner integrations and settlement systems
  • Take responsibility for production health through observability, reliability engineering, incident response, and on-call support
  • Work closely with Product, Compliance, Operations, Architecture, and Engineering stakeholders
  • Guide technical design reviews, document architecture decisions, and promote strong engineering practices
  • Mentor mid-level engineers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing
  • Lead modernization work, including migrations from legacy platforms to cloud-native architectures
  • Promote AI-assisted development tools and practices across the software delivery lifecycle
  • Partner with engineering teams operating across multiple global regions

Requirements

  • Bring 6 to 10 or more years of experience building and operating production-ready backend services end to end
  • Have strong backend development experience, preferably with C# and .NET; experience with Java, Kotlin, Go, or another object-oriented language is also welcomed
  • Understand SQL and relational database technologies well
  • Have experience creating, maintaining, and running automated tests throughout the software delivery lifecycle
  • Have hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or comparable platforms
  • Bring substantial experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and modern deployment practices, including SQS, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, and Lambda
  • Understand software architecture, system design, microservices, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven systems deeply
  • Have experience in payments, foreign exchange, fintech, or another regulated industry
  • Demonstrate technical leadership through mentoring, design reviews, and architecture decisions
  • Communicate clearly in writing and conversation
  • Have experience with financial systems such as ledgers, double-entry accounting, or transaction platforms
  • Have participated in hiring, interviewing, or onboarding technical staff
  • Have led platform modernization or migration programs
  • Have experience with caching systems such as Redis or Memcached
  • Be familiar with Jira and Confluence
  • Have used API testing tools such as Postman or Bruno
  • Have used AI tools for automated testing and software quality engineering
  • Candidates based outside Christchurch must be willing to travel to the Christchurch office when required

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with annual salary reviews
  • Paid leave for your birthday
  • Additional annual leave based on tenure, with up to five extra days
  • Employer retirement contribution benefits
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • Employee stock purchase program
  • A paid volunteering day for a charity of your choice
  • Complimentary office refreshments, including fruit, snacks, drinks, and coffee
  • Access to mental health and wellbeing support
  • The chance to work with a global fintech on innovative payment technology

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