Senior Java Engineer – Payments & Microservices Lead

Nordea Group; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea is seeking a Senior Java Developer to strengthen the BX/ST Software Development team in Helsinki or Gdańsk/Gdynia. The role focuses on building and modernising components for Cross-border & Swift payments in a SAFe, hybrid setup.

You will develop business features, modernise services, and improve engineering quality through tests, reviews, and CI/CD enhancements while collaborating with agile teammates and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of Java development experience in large-scale enterprise systems.
• SQL and relational databases experience, ideally DB2.
• Understanding of APIs, microservices or modular design.
• Experience with messaging or event-driven integration (IBM MQ, Kafka).
• Experience with build and delivery tooling (Maven, Git, Splunk, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker and CI/CD).
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Strong communication and proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modernise components supporting Cross-border Payments and Swift Tech.
• Improve services via Domain API, microservices, and decoupling from legacy platforms.
• Write automated tests and contribute to CI/CD improvements and technical debt reduction.
• Engage across the full delivery chain from requirements to production support.
• Mentor junior developers and share design choices and patterns.
• Leverage AI-assisted development to boost productivity and learning.

Skills

Java development

SQL & DB2

APIs & microservices

IBM MQ & Kafka

Maven, Git, Splunk, Kubernetes, Jira?

Jenkins & Docker & CI/CD

English (verbal & written)

Communication skills

Tools

Maven

Git

Splunk

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Nordea is seeking a Senior Java Developer to strengthen the BX/ST Software Development team in Helsinki or Gdańsk/Gdynia. The role focuses on building and modernising components for Cross-border & Swift payments in a SAFe, hybrid setup.

You will develop business features, modernise services, and improve engineering quality through tests, reviews, and CI/CD enhancements while collaborating with agile teammates and stakeholders.