GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. 

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! Were committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner were here to help! 

And remember: we don't expect you to meet every single requirement. If you're excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The technical challenges of building GoCardless span from simplifying building banking schemes to optimising the time to render the dashboard. 

You will enjoy being a software engineer at GoCardless if:

Our engineers contribute to the engineering culture within and outside of GoCardless: they contribute to Open Source Software projects (see our Github), and share learnings in post-mortems, conferences and on our blog.

Our technologies: We endeavour to build simple, reliable systems and we believe in using the best technologies for each task. Technologies we use across GoCardless include: Ruby on Rails, Golang, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Postgres, BigQuery, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Google Cloud (GCP).

You're not expected to have expertise in all these technologies. Members of our team have picked up the tools once they've started working with the team. If you're unsure, please apply.

This position is located in our HQ2 in Riga, which was recently honored with the prestigious CEE Business Services Award for being the Most Vibrant Employer - Latvia, offering you the chance to thrive in a dynamic and engaging workplace.

This position is located in our HQ2 in Riga, which was recently honored with the prestigious CEE Business Services Award for being the Most Vibrant Employer - Latvia, offering you the chance to thrive in a dynamic and engaging workplace.

Our teams mission is to Drive increased data dependability and cost-efficiency by providing a best-in-class data platform so everyone can autonomously build data-driven applications that drive increased operational and revenue efficiency.

In pursuit of our mission, The team is driven by 3 strategic pillars:

We are a diverse team, with diverse technology backgrounds ranging from Software Engineer to ML Ops and Site Reliability.

Were a team with a vision to unlock the full potential of data-driven decision-making, and expect every engineer to be driven by this, and take ownership of the journey towards this vision.

Salary range - the expected base salary range for this position is between €2,933 and €4,400 (gross) depending on leveling in interviews. 

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure its aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision.

Were building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences. As of July 2024, heres where we stand:

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report.

We're committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, were working towards a climate-positive future.