Software Engineer - Java - Cambridge

Greater Giving, Inc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Bonuses and/or equity

Wellness Week

FLEX community

Paid time off

Job summary

Greater Giving, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer - Java to join our Cambridge-based delivery teams and contribute to one of the world's leading payments platforms powered by Worldpay.

You will design, implement and test features for a high-volume ecommerce gateway, collaborating with product, QA and operations to ensure secure, scalable delivery. You will work with Java and SQL skills, align with security practices, and participate in deployment and release activities, with occasional

Qualifications

• Solid experience with Java and SQL (PL/SQL desirable).
• Track record of designing and delivering solutions to complex problems.
• Experience applying secure software development practices.
• Experience with distributed systems technologies (e.g. IAM, PKI, observability, containerisation).
• Experience working in Linux-based development and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Join a cross-functional team with developers, testers, a product owner and a scrum master.
• Develop changes in Java, SQL and PL/SQL for a Worldpay-operated payments gateway.
• Collaborate with Product Owner to specify detailed behaviours and review payments industry documents.
• Review specifications and translate into WorldPay technologies and lifecycle processes.
• Partner with test engineers to scope test coverage and write automated tests.
• Support deployment of new capabilities to production and deliver value to customers.
• Participate in release support rotas, including occasional out-of-hours.

Skills

Java

SQL

PL/SQL

Linux

Distributed systems

Security practices

CI tools

Kafka

IAM

Observability

Containerisation

Tools

Docker

Job description

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Software Engineer - Java to join our ever evolving WPG Engineering team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What you’ll Own

You will join one of our cross‑functional teams containing developers, testers, a product owner and a scrum master. The team works on features to maintain and add new capabilities to an ecommerce payments gateway operated by Worldpay.

With the support of the team’s principal engineer, you will pick up challenging work from the plan that needs your proven software skills to deal with the more complex problems.

Develop changes in Java, SQL and PL/SQL to an ecommerce payments gateway operated by Worldpay.

Work with the team’s Product Owner to specify the detailed behaviours of new capabilities of the payments gateway. You’ll need to review payments‑industry specification documents and translate how they apply for WorldPay's technologies and payments lifecycle processes.

Partner with the team’s test engineers to help scope the test coverage and approach, and you may need to contribute to writing automated component, integration and system tests.

Support the deployment of new capabilities to production, ensuring they deliver value for our customers.

Participate in a release support rota, with occasional out‑of‑hours involvement.

Use generative AI tools as part of your workflow, supported by well‑established internal tooling.

What you’ll bring

Solid experience with Java and SQL (PL/SQL desirable). Each career journey is different but likely you’ll have a number of years' experience to reach a high level of a skill with these technologies.

A track record of success to design and deliver solutions to complex business problems.

Experience applying secure software development practices.

Experience with technologies used in distributed systems (e.g. IAM, digital certificates/PKI, observability, containerisation).

Experience working in Linux‑based development and production environments.

Added bonus if you have

Experience in payments or financial services.

Experience working with SAST, SCA, CI tools.

Experience with Kafka.

About the team

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We are looking for a Software Engineer - Java to join our Cambridge‑based delivery teams to work on one of the highest‑volume global payment platforms in the world.

My Health

We offer access to medical coverage that supports the health and wellbeing for you and your family.

My Money

In addition to base salary, you may be eligible for bonuses and/or equity awards, determined by role, level, impact, and our policies.

My Lifestyle

We have a dedicated Wellness Week each year – which includes an extra paid day off – so you can take time to relax, recharge and invest in your wellbeing.

My Family

FLEX, our family inclusion community, offers support for all Globalpayers at every stage, from raising families to caring for loved ones.

My Time Off

We offer paid time off and public holidays so you can rest, recharge and spend time on what matters most.