AttractPay is New Zealand’s Alibaba-authorised payment acquirer, providing secure and scalable cross-border payment solutions for local businesses.
We support Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay, powering transactions for 330+ merchants, including leading retailers inside Auckland International Airport.
As we expand our technology capability, we are looking for an experienced Programmer / Developer to strengthen our payment platform, integrations, and backend systems.
About the Role
This is a senior technical role focused on building high-performance backend services, developing API-driven payment features, and ensuring reliable system integration with global payment partners.
You will work across platform development, merchant integration, and data processing, contributing directly to the stability, scalability, and security of our core systems.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend components for the AttractPay payment platform
Build and enhance RESTful APIs, SDKs, and integration tools for merchants
Develop secure, efficient, and maintainable code for payment processing
Improve system performance, monitoring, and error-handling mechanisms
Support integrations with Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay, and other partners
Build data workflows, reports, and tools for internal analytics
Troubleshoot complex technical issues and support major merchant onboarding
Contribute to architecture discussions and technical planning
Skills & Experience
5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in Java, Python, Go, or Node.js
Solid experience with backend/API development and system integration
Good understanding of databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching, message queues, Linux
Experience with payment systems, telecom platforms, or high-availability systems is an advantage
Ability to analyse requirements, propose solutions, and work independently on end-to-end tasks
Excellent communication and documentation skills
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field