Job Description

This role is open to candidates in North, Central and South America, as well as Europe. The role is 100% remote, but candidates MUST be willing to work East Coast hours or even European hours in order to collaborate with team members in Europe

.
The Motley Fool is looking for a Freelance Hands-On Software Engineer ideally with a background in payment processing and billing systems (Stripe experience would be a huge plus

).
This is a senior-level contract role that requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. This is an independent contract position that will require roughly 40 hours of work per week for roughly 12 mont

hs.
Start date: ASAP, Onboarding process can take up to 1 w

eek.
Contract length: 12 m

onths
Interview p

• rocess
  30 min screening with Re
• cruiter1 hour panel interview with Tech Lead and 2 members from the technic

al team
Who

are we?
We are The Motley Fool, a purpose-driven financial information and services firm with more than 30 years of experience focused on making the world smarter, happier, and richer. But what does that even mean?! It means we’re helping Fools (always with a capital “F”) demystify the world of finance, beat the stock market, and achieve personal wealth and happiness through our products and

services.
The Motley Fool is firmly committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are a motley group of overachievers that have built a culture of trust founded on Foolishness, fun, and a commitment to making the world smarter, happier and richer. However you identify or whatever winding road has led you to us, please don't hesitate to apply if the description above leaves you thinking, "Hey! I could

do that!"
What would you do in

this role?
You’ll be in a cross-functional team building AWS-native billing and payment processing solutions using Stripe. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is adept with all things AWS and development in the cloud, and is eager to move quickly and proactively. Knowledge of developing billing and payment processing solutions in an AWS native environment would be a hug

e advantage.
Okay, but what would you actually do

• in this role?
  Design, develop, and maintain robust payment processing and billing solut
• ions (Stripe).Architect and implement scalable AWS-n
• ative systems.Foster a proactive and adaptable approach to project challenges and evolving
• requirements.Display enthusiasm for teaching and mentoring within the team, especially in pushing forward technical skill sets and project manageme

nt techniques.
Required Skills

• and Experience:
  5+ years development experi
• ence with PythonSoftware development and design methodologies: Development and design methodologies provide a structured approach to design, build, and maintain reliable andscalab
• le applications.Experience building apis using Python-based frameworks like FastApi or Djang
• o Rest FrameworkExperience with asynchronous programming in Python. Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge of asyncio, event loops, thread and process pools, selectors, performance tuning
• and monitoring.Experience with dis
• tributed systemsExperience with Test Driven Development and per
• formance testingExperience with reactive and resilient syst
• em architecturesStrong online collaboration and communication skills, crucial for a fully remote work
• ing environment.Experience with CI/CD pipelines and
• test automationStrong knowledge of Python’
• s typings moduleExperience with at least one strongly typed language (Java, C#, S
• cala, or other).Ability to delivery software fast an
• d solve problemsGrowth mindset, always looking at ways to challeng

e the status quo
Experience in integrating payment processing systems (preferably Stripe) with various platforms and services is a huge plus for at least one developer on

• this team, as is:
  Knowledge of transaction lifecycle, payment authorization, capture, settlement
• , and chargebacks.Extensive experience managing billing systems and processes, including invoicing, recurring billing, and subscr
• iption management.Ability to analyze and optimize billing workflows to enhance effici
• ency and accuracy.Experience in handling customer inquiries and resolving billi
• ng-related issues.In depth knowledge of PostgreSQL. Query optimizations, performance tuning, upfront database design with performance

in mind is a must.
Even

• better if you have:
  Experience with Domain Driven Design
• and modular systemsExperience int
• egrating with StripeExperience with front-end technologies (like Javascript) or seamless integration with front-end focused d
• evelopments, a plus.A passion for long term investing and/or familiarity with The Motley Fool’

s tools and services