Senior Java Developer - Linux & Oracle (Manchester)

Worldpay (UK) Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldpay (UK) Limited is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Worldwide Payments Gateway team. You will contribute code, provide technical leadership, and help drive best practices across the department.

You will work with Java, Oracle and Linux technologies, applying agile methodologies and delivering high-quality software. The role emphasizes ownership, accountability, and a client-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven software development experience.
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Responsibilities

• Produce well structured, maintainable, reliable code to quality.
• Refine and break down business requirements into actionable work items.
• Support the technical lead and liaise with Architecture on technical matters.
• Identify improvements to working practices and processes.
• Demonstrate a proactive, accountable attitude and deliver at pace.
• Collaborate with teammates to achieve shared goals.

Skills

Software development

Java

Agile methodologies

Delivering to schedule

Client-focused mindset

Learning mindset

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Prompting AI

Education

Degree in computing/science/math

Tools

Java

Oracle

Linux

Job description

Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for Software Engineer Senior to join our ever-evolving Worldwide Payments Gateway team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What you’ll own

Working with the Development Manager and as part of the team you will be contributing with your own code to the team’s delivery while providing technical leadership, helping other team members and ensuring the team delivers following sound engineering principles of software craftmanship. You will also strive to advance the department and wider Development community by actively contributing to department initiatives.

• Produce well structured, maintainable, reliable and fit for purpose code at an accepted level of quality.
• Refine and break down business requirements in work items the team can implement.
• Support the technical lead, liaising with Architecture and other stakeholders on technical matters.
• Proactively identify and suggest improvements and enhancements to working practices to team and departmental level.
• Demonstrate a can-do attitude and a sense of responsibility for the wider implications of software engineering.
• Demonstrate a flexible approach necessary for the role as business requirements and their relative priorities are subject to review and change.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience and/or a genuine passion for software development
• Degree level education (in related subject of computing, math, science) or equivalent
• Knowledge/practical application of agile methodologies
• Track record in delivering work to schedule and to specification
• Experience of Software development on Java, Oracle and Linux technologies
• Humble – You never stop learning, no matter how experienced you are.
• You create a culture where honesty and accountability are valued
• Accountable – You never standing still, never settle.
• You work at pace to achieve your goals
• Determined - You stay open – winning, and failing, as one.
• Always looking for solutions that add value
• A ‘think like a client’ mindset by understanding what matters to our customers
• A proactive, accountable approach by taking ownership and acting early
• A collaborative attitude that allows us to win together
• It’s a bonus if you have Experience of Software development using SOLID principles and Software Design Patterns
• Experience of Rest API
• Experience of Test-Driven Development
• Knowledge of web application security
• Knowledge of prompting AI to get the desire outcomes

About the team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer.

Your future starts here.

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