Java Engineer - Mid level - home working predominantly - must be commutable to London

www.cardandpaymentjobs.com; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company seeks a Mid level Java Developer to join their Enterprise Engineering team. This role involves developing and supporting financial components, such as settlement and reconciliation. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in software development, primarily in Java and JavaScript frameworks, and significant collaboration skills. The position is home-based initially, transitioning to a part-time office role in Central London later.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience shipping high-quality products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Hands-on software development experience in Java.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance frontend UI and backend APIs.
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Java

JavaScript frameworks (AngularJS, React, Vue)

Software design and architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Git

MySQL

Maven

Spring

Kubernetes

Job description

Mid level Java Developer

Our client provides carrier billing and mobile wallets. As a successful ever-expanding organization,the Enterprise Engineering team is looking for a Mid level Java Developer willing to become a full stack developer. This position is home-based until government restrictions allow. Thereafter, you will be based in their Central London officea couple of days a week. You will be working collaboratively with team members in Sibiu, Mumbai, London and San Francisco.

As Mid level Java Developer, you will form part of the Enterprise Engineering team andbe responsible for hands-on end-to-end development and support of financial components to include settlement and reconciliation.

As Mid level Java Developeryou will:

• Work hands-on with a highly skilled team of Engineers and stakeholder to ideate, build, and improve payment products and features
• An ability to think through customer's pain points and requirements and to come up with a simple, elegant solution
• Design, build, and enhance the frontend UI and backend APIs required for the products.
• Own the products that you build, become the domain expert, and be actively involved in strategic direction and product decisions
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing and release
• Sharing knowledge and drive Engineering best practices across the Engineering teams by giving brown bags, writing article, etc

As Mid level Java Developer, you will be:

• Self-starter – You require little to no supervision
• Growth-minded – You are curious and enthusiastic to expand your skills
• Ownership–You are confident, driven, self-motivated and quickly take ownership of your work.
• Product minded – You enjoy working with stakeholders on requirement discovery and building out new features
• Multiplier – You are passionate about sharing knowledge with others and growing junior team members
• Desire for impact - You are willing to take on more responsibilities as opportunities arise

We’re looking for a Mid level Java Developer who has:

• 3+ years of experience shipping high-quality products
• Strong software design and architecture skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional teams: Product Management, Quality Assurance, Operational Support, etc
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain technical design, best practices, and integration guide to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on software development experience in Java.
• Hands-on software development experience in one or more modern JavaScript frameworks (AngularJS, React, Vue, etc)
• Experience with service-oriented architecture
• Experience integrating with third party web services across a variety of technologies, e.g. REST, SOAP, SMPP
• Experience with some (or all) of the following technologies/frameworks/tools: Maven, Git, MySQL, JMS, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Jersey, Jetty, Kubernetes.

Bonus:

• Experience building and maintaining applications in the cloud (AWS, GCP, etc).
• Has worked or currently working in Payment industry