Senior Specialist, Implementation Engineer

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

The role:

Checkout.com is looking for a dynamic and proactive Implementation Engineer/Senior Engineer to be responsible for providing our merchants and business partners with a world-class technical support during implementation. The core purpose is to reduce as much friction as possible from the integration process in order to achieve a successful and efficient integration.

You will play a critical role in maintaining the trust of our customers, ensuring that any technical queries that arise during the implementation process are answered and escalated when required. Working directly with our customer’s technical teams to resolve issues, you will also collaborate closely with various internal stakeholders across Technology and Business to contribute towards consolidating Checkout.com’s position as a leading online payment solutions provider in the region.

The ideal candidate must be customer-driven and tech-savvy, with proven problem-solving abilities and eager to join a dynamic, agile and fast-growing environment.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Provide technical support to merchants during their implementation of Checkout.com payment processing technology
• Answer all merchants’ integration related questions, including but not limited to configuration, debugging, documentation, testing, and go live support
• Manage incidents as related to the integration (investigation, troubleshooting, escalation, resolution, reporting, time tracking and analysis of incidents)
• Partner internally with Business Support, Sales, Software and Web Development to resolve issues during customer trials, integrations, or post-implementation support
• Interact with the Product teams to pinpoint improvement ideas
• Advise Management on support issues which impact customer satisfaction and provide recommendations for appropriate actions
• Ability to multitask with multiple projects and integrations of key customers
• Maintain/update existing libraries/plugins used in integrations

Essential Qualifications:

• Demonstrated proficiency in English and Arabic communication skills complemented by a strong business acumen.
• In-depth technical knowledge, particularly with a robust understanding of SaaS companies, web services, APIs, web applications, mobile apps, and IT infrastructure essential for effective coordination with internal product teams and various client platforms.
• Able to read and analyze server and application logs and debug errors.
• Fluent in at least one of the web server scripting languages and at least one framework
• A proven track record of technical achievements, such as the development and completion of web or mobile applications.

Highly Desirable:

• Experience in a similar or technical role within an online payment gateway or a Saas company
• Familiarity with local payment gateways and in-depth knowledge of local payment methods in the GCC region.
• Prior customer service experience, ideally in a merchant-facing role.

Additional Skills:

• Advanced data analytics skills, preferably with proficiency in sophisticated tools and demonstrated examples of analytical work.
• Proficiency in Python and the Django framework.
• Proficiency in PHP and frameworks such as Laravel or Zend.
• Experience in pre-sales activities.
• Proficient in data analytics with the capability to analyze and provide insights that support both merchant and internal team decision-making processes.

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

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