[Hiring] Payments Engineer @Hertz

Role Description

The Payments Engineer is a hands-on engineering role responsible for building and operating Hertz’s payment systems and integrations. This role involves:

• Designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining Cloud-enabled payment engines and services across various payment methods.
• Reporting to the Sr Manager Payments Engineering and partnering closely with the Solutions Architect on design and pattern adoption.
• Participating in on-call rotation and contributing to the engineering culture and standards of the team.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable and secure cloud-native payment applications, services, and integrations.
• Implement integrations with payment gateways and processors such as Adyen, CyberSource, Stripe, Braintree, Worldpay, or FIS.
• Implement tokenization, vault interactions, and secure handling of cardholder data within PCI scope.
• Build and maintain APIs and event flows for authorization, capture, refund, void, chargeback, and settlement.
• Implement and tune fraud signals, scoring rules, and chargeback dispute workflows in coordination with the Risk and Fraud teams.
• Build observability into all payment paths, including structured logs, metrics, traces, and alerting.
• Participate in on-call rotation; respond to incidents and lead post-incident reviews for areas you own.
• Drive measurable improvements in transaction success rate, latency, and reliability for the systems you own.
• Write secure code aligned with PCI DSS and Hertz security standards; participate in threat modeling and security reviews.
• Develop resilient, event-driven services using AWS and other serverless technologies.
• Create, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters at scale, implementing best practices and managing service mesh.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and Operations to translate business requirements into technical implementations.
• Author and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and architectural decision records for payment systems you own.
• Continuously improve developer experience, build/test/deploy pipelines, and code quality.
• Stay current on payments industry trends, card scheme rules, and emerging payment methods.
• Ensure compliance with all Corporate Policies and Procedures, PCI DSS, and SOX requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years building or operating payment systems.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major payment gateway or processor such as Adyen, CyberSource, Stripe, Braintree, Worldpay, FIS, or ACI.
• Proficiency in a modern backend language such as Java, Kotlin, Python, or Go, and experience with REST and event-driven APIs.
• Working knowledge of PCI DSS, tokenization, encryption, and secure handling of payment data.
• Experience with relational and/or distributed data stores; comfortable writing and tuning SQL.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills, including across distributed systems.
• Effective written and oral communication.
• Experience with fraud platforms, 3D Secure, or chargeback/dispute systems is a plus.
• Experience with ISO 8583 or ISO 20022 messaging is a plus.
• Experience working in a regulated or compliance-heavy environment (PCI, SOX, or similar) is a plus.
• Industry experience in transportation, hospitality, retail, or marketplace businesses is a plus.

Requirements

• Starting salary expected to be around $90,000; actual salary will be determined based on relevant work experience.

Benefits

• Up to 40% off the base rate of any standard Hertz Rental.
• Paid Time Off.
• Medical, Dental & Vision plan options.
• Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching.
• Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance.
• Employee Assistance Program for employees & family.
• Educational Reimbursement & Discounts.
• Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness.
• Perks & Discounts – Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more.