Software Engineer – Java

Global Payments Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments Inc. in Boston seeks a Software Engineer II to help drive our payment processing platform.

You’ll design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices within a high-availability environment, delivering features for merchants and partners. You’ll work with Product, Platform, Merchant Services and Support teams to translate business goals into robust technical solutions, using Agile practices like pair programming and TDD to maximize quality and velocity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science or related discipline or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant job experience in Java Software Engineering.
• Strong design, SQL and Java programming skills.
• Ability to translate business goals into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software for scalability, reliability, and data recovery for a high-volume platform.
• Collaborate with Product, Platform, Merchant Services and Support to translate requirements.
• Apply Agile practices including pair programming and TDD.
• Deploy new features with zero downtime and no impact to current users.
• Build domain expertise in e-commerce payments and create new features.
• Foster teamwork and clear communication within a high-collaboration culture.

Skills

Java

SQL

Microservices

REST APIs

Cloud platforms (AWS/Kubernetes)

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science or related discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

OpenShift

Maven

Gradle

Jenkins

JUnit

Job description

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder. Candidates must be located in the Greater Boston Area only OR this position is hybrid 3 days per week in the following office locations: Alpharetta, GA

Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Software Engineer II to join our ever-evolving A Team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

As a Software Engineer, your skills will be utilized to keep commerce moving. You’ll plan and manage application development and client delivery activities that range from small, simple software applications to components of large, complex software applications. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable microservices while also contributing to a complex monolithic application that powers payment processing and value-added services for merchants.

What You’ll Own

• Design, develop, and test software for scalability, reliability, and data recovery associated with a high-volume, high-availability platform
• Collaborate with other internal teams (Product, Platform, Merchant Services and Support) to convert business requirements into technical solutions
• Use Agile software techniques such as pair programming and test-driven development to maximize productivity and quality
• Deploy new features into production with zero platform downtime and no impact to end customers who are currently processing
• Build domain expertise in e-commerce payments and apply engineering expertise to develop new product features
• Work in a “team focused” culture, where strong collaboration and communication are critical

What You’ll Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science or other related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• 5+ years of relevant job experience in Java Software Engineering, not including internships.
• Exceptional design and SQL and Java programming skills
• Ability to quickly grasp high-level business goals, derive requirements, and translate them into effective technical solutions
• Ability to fluidly change context and priorities based on changing business needs
• Experience with Microservices architecture, globally distributed services, and 24/7 support
• Experience with RESTful API design, and cloud technologies like Kubernetes, Kafka
• Proficiency with SQL, relational data modelling, and database schema design

It’s a bonus if you have

• Experience with design and implementation of monitoring and responsive, self-healing resilient immutable platforms
• Knowledge of scalability levers in high volume, low latency transactional systems
• Experience working in AWS, OpenShift Platform
• Experience with Ansible, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, Harness, Synk, SonarQ, Cucumber, Karate
• Experience with Splunk, Sysdig, OpsGenie, Open Telemetry, Instaclustr, Prometheus, JBehave, JGiven, Xmatters, ServiceNow
• Development experience with a unit testing framework (JUnit and experience employing TDD preferred)
• Pair programming experience. A willingness to try is a requirement

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.

The A-Team delivers many important features to support and augment our payment process capabilities.

Delivery of automating onboarding for our merchants to register with card brands to enable payment processing using microservice technology stack. Work directly with our ecommerce processing platform (V AP), delivering features throughout the year, focused on getting the correct

credentials for our merchants. This is done via file-based integrations with the card brands as well as creating/integrating with in-house microservices that allow Worldpay to leverage other offerings by card brands via their restful APIs.

Offerings change and our product vision pivots as well, making it an exciting time to join a team optimizing our solutions based on what is available in the payment landscape.

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.