CareerFinders, on behalf of our client, an adult (18+) creator-economy company, with newly established operations here in Cyprus, we are seeking to recruit a Senior Payments Engineer (Approval Rate & PSP Integrations) to join their growing team on a fully remote basis. In this role, you will build and optimise the payment infrastructure for 18+ creator brands. The role focuses on improving payment approval rates, integrating payment service providers (PSPs), and developing reliable payment routing and processing systems. Our client is seeking applicants who hold 5+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in payments, with proven experience integrating PSPs or acquirers in production. An attractive remuneration package is on offer based on skills and experience, along with fully remote working options, and flexible working hours.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:
Integrate and maintain payment processors and APIs.
Improve initial and recurring payment approval rates.
Build and optimise payment routing, cascading, and retry systems.
Manage card vaults, tokenisation, and secure payment data.
Develop chargeback prevention and monitoring tools.
Ensure compliance with PCI DSS security standards.
Analyse transaction data and resolve payment failures.
Key Skills/Experience:
5+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in payments.
Proven experience integrating PSPs or acquirers in production.
Experience improving payment approval rates and building routing or retry systems.
Strong knowledge of card tokenisation, 3DS2, webhooks, and payment processing.
Proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js or Python, PostgreSQL, and SQL.
Familiarity with ISO 8583 decline codes and payment security.
Experience in high-risk industries such as adult, iGaming, dating, or nutra.
Comfortable working with adult (18+) content.
Nice to Have:
Experience with PSPs, payment orchestrators, or acquirers.
Knowledge of PCI DSS, chargeback prevention, and card-scheme compliance.
Experience working directly with acquirers to improve payment performance.
Key Benefits:
Competitive senior-level base salary plus profit sharing.
Fully remote work with flexible time zones.
Direct collaboration with the Founder.
The opportunity to shape the company's paid traffic strategy and AI-powered advertising systems.
To apply for this vacancy, please send your CV, along with any covering letter to jobs@careerfinders.com.cyquoting the reference number ERG9418. Please note that due to the high volumes of applications received only shortlisted applicants will be responded to. By sending us your CV you are giving CareerFinders your consent to be contacted for this and any other suitable vacancies that we believe match your skills and experience. To view our privacy policy, please click www.careerfinders.com.cy/privacy-policy.
Applicants may work remotely from Cyprus.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are kindly requested to send their CV to the HR Manager at
jobs@careerfinders.com.cy.
Job Categories
Banking, Insurance & Financial ServicesIT Support, Systems and Networks
Posted: 23 Oct 2026Expires: 22 Nov 2026Ref. No. 7030775
About Company
CareerFinders Recruitment Services Ltd
With offices in Nicosia and Limassol, CareerFinders was founded by two recruitment professionals with extensive industry experience both in Cyprus and Internationally. Our core business model is to provide superior recruitment services to both local and international clients and candidates, primarily throughout the Island of Cyprus.
Built on foundations of quality, trust and experience our thorough, personal and tailored approach to recruitment assignments sets us above the competition and ensures that both employers and job seekers find that ideal match.
The core industry sectors we service include, but are not limited to Accounting, Finance, Banking, Corporate Services, Engineering, Forex/Binary, Information Technology, Shipping, Legal and Oil & Gas.
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