About the role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Payments & Seller Regulatory squad
As a senior member of our squad, you will be driving individual streams of work, consulting with the staff engineers and coordinating with the product manager and stakeholders to ensure the solution you are building is robust, scalable and maintainable
You will be hands-on building key frontend and backend systems, leading other software engineers while following solid engineering standards and mentoring them in the process
This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager, Payments & Seller Regulatory
The Payments & Seller Regulatory squad is a crucial component of Etsy Payments and ensures that our payment processing and our sellers remain compliant regardless of where they are in the world
We are the gatekeepers of all payments processing and are responsible for Etsy's PCI environment and the changes done to it
Our squad works on creating and maintaining both the user interface and the backend systems that capture and verify the data our sellers provide in order to remain compliant
We are integrated with a few vendors that help us assess the correctness of the data we have on file, allowing us to take action when necessary
You will be involved in the early scoping of complex new projects. This involves adding nuance to complex product requirements to ensure issues are found early and often in the planning process
You will work collaboratively with multiple engineers at a range of levels to support you in gaining critical onboarding about how Etsy designs and writes software
Continuously learn from your teammates and share your own insights with them
Push code to production early and often using our continuous deployment systems
Empathy, ownership, communication, and technical skill are valued equally
Participate in code and design reviews and maintain high standards of code quality
About the company
Created as an alternative to more corporate eCommerce sites, Etsy is a peer-to-peer (P2P) website where users buy and sell handmade crafts, vintage items, art, and photography. The online marketplace works similarly to Amazon and eBay, only with an emphasis on unique items rather than mass-produced merchandise.
Since its IPO in 2015, it has managed to hold its own in an increasingly competitive eCommerce industry, including from Amazon's handmade section that launched in 2015. Further, by providing sellers with ownership over pricing and branding, the site is attractive for those wanting to set up a business on an established platform.
However, the seller-side of Etsy is not without problems. The recent hike in transaction fees and the introduction of mandatory marketing fees for artists with high turnovers has created significant discontent amongst sellers. Etsy must reconcile these issues to ensure artists continue to operate on the same scale within the platform. It plans to attract shoppers with its message of extraordinary, handmade and affordable products.