Staff Software Engineer, Lending

Visa; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Reading is seeking an experienced software developer to work on their Lending platform. The role involves developing Java applications, optimizing databases, and implementing event-driven architecture using AWS services. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of relevant experience. Join a rapidly growing team with innovation at its core.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8+ years without.
• At least 5 years of development experience, primarily with Java.
• Experience with AWS (certification mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of projects in Java using AWS services.
• Database optimization, mainly DynamoDB.
• Understand and build micro-service and event-driven architecture.

Skills

Java

AWS

Event-driven architecture

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced degree (e.g., Masters)

Tools

DynamoDB

Grafana

Postman

Job description

The Lending team is responsible for developing a global Lending platform. Our goal is to have the best Lending platform in the global market, offering a range of functionalities adaptable to any market, while being user-friendly, robust, highly scalable, and resilient. Therefore, we work with best practices and strongly focus on quality to achieve these objectives.

• Development and maintenance of projects in Java using AWS services
• Participation in technical analysis with product team requirements
• Database optimization, mainly DynamoDB
• Understand and build micro-service and event-driven architecture, and how to solve distributed transaction problems
• Help in the collective decisions about our architecture
• Execution of Terraform to create/remove new resources on AWS
• Monitoring applications through logs/metrics using Grafana

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience
• At least 5 years of development experience, primarily with Java
• Experience with AWS (certification mandatory)
• Experience with event-driven architectures
• Experience in designing architectural solutions
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Experience with testing (unit, integration, load)
• Based in the United Kingdom
• Experience with Terraform, CI/CD, Observability, Postman, Grafana, OpenAPI/Swagger, Microservices
• Previous experience in the financial market is a plus

Founded by experienced entrepreneurs and engineers in 2016, Pismo is a technology company providing a comprehensive processing platform for banking, card issuing, and financial market infrastructure. It helps customers innovate and build the next generation of banking and payment solutions. Pismo joined Visa in 2024.

Leveraging Visa's solutions, our core platform, and an expanding suite of capabilities, Pismo addresses the technological challenges large banks, marketplaces, and fintech companies face in migrating from legacy systems to advanced technology. Our cloud-based platform enables firms to build and launch financial products rapidly, scaling as they grow, while maintaining high security and availability standards. Pismo has over 500 employees across more than 10 countries.