Software Engineer - Kotlin/Java

Worldpay; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment solutions provider in Camden Town seeks a developer to enhance distributed systems used by thousands of devices across the UK and ROI. Responsibilities include improving system features, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality delivery. Candidates must possess strong Kotlin/Java skills and experience in Linux environments. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Charity support time

Parental leave

Global recognition platform

Virgin Pulse access

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Strong Kotlin/Java skills for web service development.
• Experience with Linux environments, preferably Ubuntu/RHEL.
• Ability to manage large-scale codebases using Git.

Responsibilities

• Work on distributed systems for multiple devices in the UK and ROI.
• Improve system stability and features.
• Collaborate with stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Provide release support and deployment outside normal hours.

Skills

Kotlin/Java experience

Linux environment experience

Git expertise

Test-Driven Development

Software design patterns knowledge

Clean code principles

CI/CD technologies experience

AWS services experience

Messaging infrastructure experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• You will work on distributed systems that will be used by 1000s of devices across the UK and ROI.
• You will work on improving stability and features on such systems.
• You will work collaboratively along the whole SDLC with key stakeholders to build, validate and drive-up quality.
• You will be periodically available outside normal office hours for release support and deployment.
• You will own it in our buzzing London-Walbrook hub.

Qualifications

• Specific strong Kotlin/Java experience, including development of secure web services (REST/SOAP).
• Comfortable operating in a Linux environment, ideally Ubuntu/RHEL.
• Co‑ordination and source code control on large‑scale developments, working with multiple developers across a sizeable codebase, using Git.
• Sound approach to testing: Test‑Driven Development, unit, integration, automated.
• Knowledge and experience of software design patterns.
• Adheres to clean code principles.
• Can interpret engineering requirements using a variety of artefacts, including stories, wireframe and physical, logical, sequence & ERD diagrams where necessary.
• Practical experience with common CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins, Nexus and SonarQube.
• Experience working AWS services or containerised platform.
• Experience working with a messaging infrastructure like RabbitMQ or NoSQL databases.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits.
• Time to support charities and give back to your community.
• Parental leave policy.
• Global recognition platform.
• Virgin Pulse access.
• Global employee assistance program.