Posted 3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer - Money (Abacus)
@ Helcim Inc
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Helcim is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain the settlement, funding, accounting, reconciliation and reserves systems that move merchant money. The role involves scalable PHP Laravel APIs, event-driven systems in PHP and Go, CI/CD, cloud deployment and mentoring junior developers. The posting states hybrid work with three office days, stock options, and paid vacation and benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain scalable PHP Laravel APIs
- Build event-driven systems in PHP and Go
- Mentor and coach junior developers
- Build CI/CD pipelines in GitLab
- Create metrics and dashboards in Datadog
Requirements summary:
- 6+ years of professional software development experience
- Highly proficient in PHP and Laravel
- Front-end JavaScript experience (Vue, React, Angular or vanilla JS)
- Strong backend system design experience
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Tools & skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-31
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-19
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | computer science, computer programming, object-oriented software development |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Stock or equity, Paid training |
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Helcim Inc
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Helcim is a payments company that lets businesses accept credit cards with ease.
Full company description
Helcim provides Canadian & American businesses an opportunity to accept credit card payments at affordable & transparent rates. A wide range of online, ecommerce, cloud-based, mobile & retail payment platforms allows Helcim to offer a total payments solution. The lack of cancellation fees, no monthly minimums & the removal of long-term contracts have made Helcim the preferred choice for credit card processing. It's the fair & transparent pricing structures that help Helcim build long-term relationships with each of our merchants, clients & partners.
- LinkedIn followers
- 16,610
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 156
- Reported office locations
- 440 2 Ave SW, Suite 400, Calgary, Alberta T2P 5E9, CA
- Suite 4200 - 701 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104, US
- Business categories
- E-Commerce
- Retail Technology
- Payments
- FinTech
- Financial Services
- Mobile Payments
- Other recorded names
- Helcim Inc
- Helcim
- Specialties
- Flexible and Transparent Merchant Services
- Up to Date Resources and Interchange Fee Information
- Industry Leading Customer Care
- Cost+ Pricing
- No Contracts
- No Cancellation Fees
- No Monthly-Minimums
- Credit Card Terminal Rental & Sales
- Invoicing Software
- Easy Point-of-Sale
- Create a Beautiful Online Store
- Payment Processing
- Online Payments
- Merchant Accounts
- Virtual Terminal
- Interchange+ Pricing
- Point-of-Sale
- Recurring Billing and Subscription Management
- and E Commerce Platform
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 32,707,169
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Helcim provides Canadian & American businesses an opportunity to accept credit card payments at affordable & transparent rates. A wide range of online, ecommerce, cloud-based, mobile & retail payment platforms allows Helcim to offer a total payments solution. The lack of cancellation fees, no monthly minimums & the removal of long-term contracts have made Helcim the preferred choice for credit card processing. It's…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2006 |
| Specialties | Flexible and Transparent Merchant ServicesUp to Date Resources and Interchange Fee InformationIndustry Leading Customer CareCost+ PricingNo ContractsNo Cancellation FeesNo Monthly-MinimumsCredit Card Terminal Rental & SalesInvoicing SoftwareEasy Point-of-Sale |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
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As a Senior Engineer you will be building and deploying high-quality software solutions. You will continually be involved in mentoring and coaching, ensuring you and your team are delivering at a high level. We put an emphasis on developing our team members to build them into well rounded professionals.
As a member of our team, you will be working on numerous ongoing and new projects. Helcim is a fast-paced, high-demand company and the successful candidate will work well in that environment.
On this team, you're building the money engine that makes sure merchants actually get paid. We own the full flow- from settlement and funding to accounting, reconciliation, and reserves. Every transaction that hits the platform? We're the ones making sure the math checks out, the bank transfers land, and the ledger stays tight. We plug directly into banking partners, so there's zero room for "close enough"- precision is the whole point. The impact hits different- what we ship is literally how money moves and how the business keeps the books straight.
The Role: What You’ll Own 🔑
- Designs and maintains scalable, high-performance APIs to support both internal and external services, with a focus on correctness, reliability and security using PHP Laravel.
- Builds systems through event driven architecture with PHP as well as Go.
- Coaches and mentors junior developers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to help them grow in their roles.
- Work in a highly collaborative environment with cross functional teams (Data/Product/DevOps/Stakeholders/Design)
- Building Continuous Integration/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines through Gitlab to increase automation.
- Being on the lookout for ways to improve our development processes.
- Being a role model for high engineering standards.
- Discovering new insights through our BigQuery Data Warehouse
- Creating metrics, dashboards, and monitoring in Datadog to improve visibility, reliability, and operational awareness.
- Deploying and maintaining projects through Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
Are You Our Next Builder? 🛠️
- 6+ years of professional software development experience.
- Education should include a Bachelor's, technical degree, bootcamp or other certifications in computer programming, computer science or object-oriented software development, or equivalent experience.
- Highly proficient in PHP, Laravel + some Front end javascript experience (Vue/React/Angular/Vanilla JS).
- Strong experience in system design for backend services, including caching strategies, fault tolerance, and performance optimization.
- Proven ability to optimize SQL queries and large-scale data workflows to handle high transaction volumes.
- Familiarity with cloud-native databases and BigQuery is a plus, as well as experience in Golang.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, or other containerization software(s).
✨ Not checking every box? Please apply anyway! We know that candidates have different experiences that may make them a great fit for this position and for Helcim. We believe that diversity and having an inclusive culture is not only the right thing, but key to our long-term success. Diversity brings more experience, view-points, knowledge and insight about our future. We also want to provide an accessible interview process, so if there’s any accommodations that would make your experience more comfortable, please let us know.
Helcim: The Big Picture 🖼️
Helcim was founded with a mission at heart: to be the world’s most loved payment system. From the very start, we knew that we wanted to be different from every payment processor out there. We want the merchants we serve to feel supported and see us as a trusted partner rather than simply just another “cost of doing business.” We are relentless in our pursuit to provide a radically transparent and honest payments solution that flat out saves business owners money, all while treating them like human beings.At Helcim, we build a team of engaged, caring and intelligent people. In return we provide an environment where you can be excited to come to work each day and tackle these challenges with an amazing team. Learn more in our culture book; The Way of the Helcim.
The Helcim Culture: How We Work
- We Are Builders: We don't wait for solutions; we create them.
- The Harder Path: We choose what’s difficult because it’s more rewarding.
- Creating Trust: We earn it every day by being our best selves.
- Company of Many: We’re a collective force. Great teams do great things.
The Perks: Why You’ll Love It Here 🎁
- Ownership: Every single team member gets Stock Options. You own a piece of what you build! 📈
- Health First: Comprehensive benefits + a Health Spending Account (HSA) starting on Day 1. 🦷
- Flexibility: Hybrid life! We’re in-office Mon/Wed/Fri and remote Tue/Thu. 🏠
- Family Support: Top-ups for maternity/parental leave and "bonding breaks." 👶
- Rest & Recharge: Paid vacation + a full company break in December. ❄️
- Growth: $500 annual training budget to keep your skills sharp. 📚
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