Software Engineer – Java/Spring boot Engineer

Global Payments; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a Software Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and a large payment processing platform.

You will collaborate with Product, Platform, Merchant Services and Support to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, using Agile, TDD, and zero-downtime deployments. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of Java experience, with microservices, REST APIs, AWS, OpenShift and Kubernetes expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Java software engineering experience.
• Strong design, SQL and Java programming skills.
• Ability to translate high-level goals into technical solutions.
• Experience with Microservices architecture and globally distributed services.
• Experience with RESTful API design and cloud technologies (Kubernetes, Kafka).
• Proficiency with SQL, relational data modeling and database schema design.
• Nice-to-have: monitoring, self-healing platforms, scalability in high-volume systems.
• Experience with AWS, OpenShift, and container tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software for scalability, reliability and data recovery on a high-availability platform.
• Collaborate with Product, Platform, Merchant Services and Support to translate requirements into solutions.
• Apply Agile practices like pair programming and test-driven development.
• Deploy new features into production with zero downtime and no impact to current users.
• Build domain expertise in e-commerce payments and evolve the product features.
• Foster a team-focused culture with strong collaboration and communication.

Skills

Java

RESTful APIs

Microservices

AWS

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Kafka

SQL

Golang/Java tooling

Pair programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or computer science

Tools

OpenShift

Maven

Gradle

Jenkins

Harness

Synk

SonarQ

Cucumber

Karate

Prometheus

Splunk

Datadog

Junit

Job description

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.

Global Payments is dedicated to offering individuals rewarding career opportunities and competitive compensation. For this full-time position, the good faith estimated annual salary range upon hire is $0.0-$0.00. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on the role’s responsibilities, level, and geographic location. The actual starting salary will be determined by a candidate’s experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Please note that changes in work location may impact the final offered salary. We encourage you to consult with your recruiter to confirm the budget for your location and to better understand the applicable pay scale.

EEOC Statement Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here. If you are made a conditional offer of employment and will be working in the United States, you will be required to undergo a drug test. In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies and requirements needed to successfully perform the position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.

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At Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we’ve built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises. Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we're a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we’re there, ready to support you. For more information, visit company.globalpayments.com and follow Global Payments on X, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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