Backend Engineer, Payments/Risk (Mid/Senior) - Contract

About the Job
The Lifetime Value Co. is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our growing team. 
If you’re comfortable writing backend APIs, working in database design, debugging complex issues that span multiple systems, optimizing distributed infrastructure, and working on cool new products then this might be the job for you.

Your experience here will allow you to be a significant contributor to our Payments and Risk engineering efforts, and to learn a broad spectrum of skills up and down the stack as well as work with a breadth of technologies in any one layer. You will have a voice in what you build and you'll have the opportunity to prove your ideas right with data and testing.

This role's high-level focus will center on implementing optimized fraud-blocking strategies for post-paywall transactions, improving our billing processes, managing and implementing integrations with external providers, and continuing our ongoing efforts to address tech debt for the future and improve developer and team member quality of life. 

Please note: For this role it is expected that the Backend Engineer will interact with the team during the hours of 10:30 am EST to 5:00 pm EST (Monday to Friday).

What You Will Get to Do

• Optimize fraud-blocking measures for post-paywall purchases, with an emphasis on working with external providers.
• Manage seamless integration of new fraud/chargeback data providers.
• Work with senior engineers to migrate business logic to separate services as needed and plan/implement other tech debt items.
• Help plan, coordinate, and implement improvements to internal tooling and automation to improve developer and team quality of life.
• Help identify future opportunities for the Payments and Risk team as the online payments space continues to evolve with new payment method options, processing techniques, tools, and strategies.
• Leverage our learning resources to educate yourself on the latest development techniques and best practices, share with other team members as needed, and benefit from other developers doing the same.

What You Bring to the Table

• 3+ years of experience working as a software engineer required 
• Bachelor’s Degree, Technical Degree, Bootcamp Training in Computer Science/Related field or equivalent experience
• Fluency with at least one object-oriented language, with a strong preference for Ruby experience
• Working familiarity with SQL and various databases.
• Experience with source control systems like Git.
• Comfortable picking up new technologies. 
• Understanding of code testing methodologies, including integration testing, TDD, and BDD.
• Understanding of standard collaborative coding practices like code reviews, pull requests, pair programming, agile development, and execution
• Familiarity with Unix-based operating systems and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Be independently driven and resourceful to deliver results with minimal direction.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit with a drive to contribute new ideas for future development.
• Great communication skills.

Pluses

• Experience working with payments in any capacity
• Experience working with fraud prevention in any capacity
• Experience working with e-commerce transactions or subscription businesses 
• Experience in one or more JS front-end frameworks (React preferred)
• Familiarity with A/B testing
• Experience with GraphQL

Why LTV Co.?
If you have ambitions to be a part of a high-growth, results-driven, industry-leading organization, LTV is the place to be. LTV builds exciting data products and then we market them with passion. We’re a fast-growing company in New York City that balances the culture of a startup with the stability of being an established, profitable company. We want to work with people that strive to be in the top .01% of their field. We understand that getting to the top takes hard work, constant improvement, and by making data-driven decisions. It’s a thrilling time to join the team, as we’re expanding our product offerings in exciting new ways, driving innovation through data, marketing, and web & app development.
We believe in diversity and hiring people from all backgrounds and walks of life. You must be energetic, inventive, a team player, and looking to help build and grow the company each and every day. You must have an inner desire to win and the idea of losing is a non-starter. If you are looking for a position that allows you to work with a group of smart and dedicated people who will support you but still provide the autonomy you need to execute your strategy, then you should probably apply as soon as you’re done reading this!

About Us
LTV was founded in New York by Josh Levy and Ross Cohen in 2007. At the time their mission was to provide easy and affordable access to public records. Something that in 2007, was only really accessible to corporations. Since then their mission has expanded to developing products and services that grant access to information and data across a number of verticals. In service of this mission, LTV has 10 consumer brands including BeenVerified, NumberGuru, PeopleLooker, NeighborWho, Ownerly, PeopleSmart, Bumper, ReversePhone, MoneyBot5000, and Wingmate.
Our mission is to develop a diverse portfolio of technologies, products, and services, that gives all people equal access to unbiased data and information. We believe that through this access people can empower and protect themselves in today’s ever-changing world, filled with fake news, deception, and a lack of transparency.