Senior Software Engineer - Payment Processing - Javascript Stack

Senior Software Engineer – Payment Processing – Javascript Stack Regular, F/T

Summary

In this role, you’ll tackle both business and technical challenges alongside talented colleagues, driving the success of Gaia’s subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform. Gaia is dedicated to empowering the evolution of consciousness, offering a unique catalog of over 8,000 original programs, documentaries, and films that explore topics such as yoga, spirituality, and the esoteric. This role offers significant professional growth and the opportunity to be part of a mission-driven company. At Gaia, soft skills are key to success. We seek candidates with strong interpersonal abilities – effective communication, teamwork, prioritization, and problem solving – who can adapt to change, manage conflicts with empathy, and collaborate well with diverse teams. While technical skills matter, we highly value those who build positive relationships, contribute to a supportive culture, and approach challenges with a solution-oriented mindset. If this sounds like you, you’ll thrive in our dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Payment Processing Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain Gaia’s payment processing platform, collaborating closely with a cross-functional team of engineers and finance professionals. The role requires deep expertise in payment processing systems and technologies. You will follow and evolve best practices, fostering a results-driven and pragmatic engineering culture. Key responsibilities include: • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and support production-quality payment processing code. • Ensure the security, reliability, and scalability of Gaia’s payment processing systems, particularly in handling sensitive financial data and supporting international transactions. • Monitor the operational characteristics of production systems, identify and respond to abnormalities, and troubleshoot issues. • Plan, track, and report work progress. • Accurately estimate tasks, factoring in effort, complexity, and uncertainty. • Conduct post-mortems on team performance and implement incremental improvements. • Celebrate team successes and contribute to a positive team culture. Qualifications • 7+ years of professional experience in software development. • Experience in a growth-stage company. • Hands-on development experience with: • JavaScript (Node.js) • API development (GraphQL and REST) • Subscription Management Systems (e.g., Zuora) • Payment Gateways (e.g., Adyen) • Strong aptitude for quick learning. • Proven ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment. • Membership in Gaia is strongly preferred. • Must be available to work on-site in Louisville, Colorado. • Eligibility: US citizenship or an existing work visa is required. • Preferred: Non-smoker. Nice to Have • Experience with performance and security monitoring tools, such as New Relic, Google Analytics, and DataDome. • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins. • Experience with database technologies, including Sequelize ORM and PostgreSQL. • Familiarity with payment processors like PayPal, iTunes, Google Play, and Roku. • Experience with the Saga pattern for distributed transactions using technologies such as Temporal. • Infrastructure experience with Terraform and hybrid cloud technologies such as OpenShift. • Experience with A/B testing platforms like Optimizely. Compensation • Type: Salary • Range: $160000 - $200000 (USD) More About Gaia Gaia exists as a transformational network to empower a global conscious community. Gaia (Nasdaq: GAIA) is a publicly traded company in Louisville, Colorado. We offer global video streaming of over 8,000 original series, shows, films, documentaries, and practices for conscious living to our members in over 190 countries. Our vast video library serves as a vessel for the community we seek to empower. We are not a subscription service that streams whatever pays our bills. Our content goes deep into select niches of Seeking Truth, Transformation, Alternative Health and Yoga channels. We often cover subjects that other media companies won’t touch. We expect you did explore Gaia’s library of original shows, documentaries, and films. If our work on ancient wisdom, who are we, our true history, coverups, and metaphysics resonates, you might be a good fit for Gaia. We seek to hire and inspire employees who embrace our mission to empower a global conscious community, who hope their work empowers our community of inspired members, to be a catalyst of transformation. The best work we do every day is to remember our vision is “to empower the evolution of consciousness.” The perks of working collaboratively with a team dedicated to sharing this mission include an on-site gym; a beautiful solar-powered campus, complete with hiking and running trails, community garden, and a labyrinth; and an on-site, mostly organic café that serves breakfast and lunch daily including a full-service espresso bar featuring locally roasted coffee. Full-time employees are offered alternative and traditional medical benefits including preventative coverage; as well as dental, vision, 401K, and life insurance. Apply Job!