About the job
About Checkout.com
Checkout.com helps businesses succeed in the digital economy. Leading companies such as eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony rely on our platform to process seamless online payments. Our global network supports billions of transactions each year, focusing on reliability and ease of use.
Headquartered in London, Checkout.com operates from 19 offices across six continents. The company values high performance and continuous improvement. Working here means contributing to the future of fintech alongside teams striving for excellence.
Role Overview: Staff Software Engineer - Streaming
The Data and AI Platform Team is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help build a scalable platform for AI-driven streaming and batch data applications. This platform will improve how data is shared and used across Checkout.com, supporting business growth and performance.
The team’s mission is to make it easier for internal teams to collect, store, process, and use data for impactful AI projects and data products. The focus is on reducing technical overhead so engineers can spend more time solving business challenges, not managing infrastructure or deployments.
Current work lays the foundation for systems that will scale to support hundreds of teams and handle petabytes of data.
Main Responsibilities
- Design and develop a highly available event streaming platform using technologies like Kafka and Flink.
- Offer technical leadership and mentorship, providing strategic direction and building strong relationships with engineers and managers across the organization.
- Work with cross-functional teams to deliver data solutions that support business goals.
Location
This role is based in London.

