# Senior/Principal Software Engineer (Perl) - OP02075

> Dev.Pro · Zagreb, Croatia (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-03-12

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** OP

## Description

🟢 At [Dev.Pro](http://dev.pro/), we work on projects that impact millions of people around the world — but we know it’s the people behind the tech who make it all happen. We truly value what makes each person unique and are building a workplace that’s inclusive, friendly, and supportive.

We invite a high-caliber Technical Team Lead who thrives on technical challenges and knows how to communicate effectively with CTO-level stakeholders to join our team. This hybrid role is split 50/50 between onsite and remote work. As the onsite anchor for a critical payment harmonization platform, you’ll oversee and mentor a high-performing team bridging complex C/Perl legacy systems with modern enterprise standards. Your focus will be on collaborating with technical leadership, ensuring architectural integrity, and delivering high-throughput, reliable payment solutions fully aligned with client needs.

🟩 **What's in it for you:**

-   Work on a mission-critical, real-time payment platform powering high-volume, multi-processor transactions
-   Modernize a legacy C/Perl system into a robust, enterprise-standard architecture
-   Collaborate with senior leadership to drive decisions that shape the platform and maximize client success

**✅ Is that you?**

-   6+ years working with distributed payment systems and high-throughput processing
-   2+ years in the payments domain, with a solid understanding of the payment lifecycle (authorization, capture, settlement)
-   Experience with payment orchestration, gateway integrations, tokenization, smart routing, retries, and multi-processor environments
-   Experience with authorization and settlement pipelines
-   Knowledge of card networks (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) and ISO 8583/SPDH messaging
-   Understanding of PCI DSS compliance
-   Experience with PostgreSQL and Unix-based systems, and familiarity with networking fundamentals
-   Effective collaboration with senior engineers, architects, and technical leads in Agile teams
-   Strong communication skills and ability to turn technical challenges into clear business plans
-   Proactive, solution-oriented, and adaptable mindset, with openness to new ideas and constructive feedback
-   Upper-Intermediate English level and native-level Croatian proficiency

**Desirable:**

-   Experience with low-level C cores and complex Perl data-transformation layers
-   Experience with С and Perl or willingness to learn
-   Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

**🧩Key responsibilities and your contribution**

In this role, you’ll be the face of the Dev.Pro partnership, identifying project development areas and ensuring the team delivers tangible, high-efficiency results that exceed client expectations.

-   Lead the onsite payment team in its daily Agile execution
-   Coordinate with senior engineers, architects, and CTO-level stakeholders to align team output with strategic goals
-   Oversee payment platform delivery, including orchestration and gateway integrations
-   Manage tokenization, smart routing, retries, and multi-processor operations
-   Manage authorization/settlement pipelines
-   Bridge complex legacy systems (C/Perl) with modern enterprise standards
-   Troubleshoot issues, perform hands-on coding, and optimize system performance as needed
-   Translate technical challenges into business roadmaps, communicating risks to senior leadership
-   Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, card networks, and ISO 8583/SPDH standards
-   Mentor team members, provide constructive feedback, and foster a proactive learning culture

**🎾 What's working at Dev.Pro like?**

✔️ 30 paid days off per year — take them whenever you want for vacation, holidays, or personal time  
✔️ 5 paid sick days, up to 60 days of medical leave, and 6 paid days off per year for major family events like weddings, funerals, or the birth of a child  
✔️ Partially covered health insurance after the probation, plus a wellness bonus for gym memberships, sports nutrition, and similar needs after 6 months  
✔️ Grow your skills with English lessons, online training, conferences, and the option to explore new career paths  

**Our next steps:**

✅ Submit a CV in English — ✅ Intro call with a Recruiter — ✅ Internal interview — ✅ Client interview — ✅ Offer

**Interested? Find out more:**

[📋How we work](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HtZZ5S5bQGUkP9ndK4RalcKg5mPSGXgp/view?usp=sharing)

[💻 LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/2340834/)

[📈 Our website](https://dev.pro/company/)

[💻IG Page](https://www.instagram.com/devpro.global/)

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