Main duties and responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code • Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems • Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization • Work as part of a product development SCRUM team • Mentor and coach the junior software developers within the same UoV team
Reporting and collaboration
• The holder of the position reports to a Product Development Manager.
• The holder of the position manages and works daily with UoV team
• The holder of the position collaborates with the other developers, QA testers and Business Units
Key competencies
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience and proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems • Expertise in most of the followings: Spring Boot, Spring Integration Framework, Junit, Maven, STS, Oracle DB, BitBucket, Git, SOUP UI, JavaScript • Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC) • Experience in Agile development (Jira, Confluence) • Knowledge of REST and RPC APIs • Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application • Strong attention to detail • Excellent troubleshooting skills
Preferable skills and competencies
• Demonstrates a strong customer orientation - actively seeks innovative ways to improve processes, products, and user experience
• Proven ability to quickly learn new applications, processes, and procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate with others to reach mutually agreeable outcomes
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
• Possess a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviours
• Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural, multinational environment and mobilize cross-functional high-performance teams
• Strong knowledge of credit/debit card transaction processing, including online/offline transaction processing and back-end clearing/settlement, is essential
• Knowledge in multi-currency processing and settlement is an advantage
• Fluent in English
Education and qualifications
• Computer Science or Engineering degree or relevant work experience
• Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) development processes • Experience in payment/finance industry will be an added advantage
Experience
• 8+ years of experience in a similar software development position
• Knowledge and experience in Dynamic Currency Conversion is an asset