Senior Software Developer

Global Blue

Main duties and responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code • Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems • Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization • Work as part of a product development SCRUM team • Mentor and coach the junior software developers within the same UoV team

Reporting and collaboration

The holder of the position reports to a Product Development Manager.
The holder of the position manages and works daily with UoV team
The holder of the position collaborates with the other developers, QA testers and Business Units

Key competencies

Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience and proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems • Expertise in most of the followings: Spring Boot, Spring Integration Framework, Junit, Maven, STS, Oracle DB, BitBucket, Git, SOUP UI, JavaScript • Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC) • Experience in Agile development (Jira, Confluence) • Knowledge of REST and RPC APIs • Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application • Strong attention to detail • Excellent troubleshooting skills

Preferable skills and competencies

Demonstrates a strong customer orientation - actively seeks innovative ways to improve processes, products, and user experience
Proven ability to quickly learn new applications, processes, and procedures
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to effectively collaborate with others to reach mutually agreeable outcomes
Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
Possess a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviours
Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural, multinational environment and mobilize cross-functional high-performance teams
Strong knowledge of credit/debit card transaction processing, including online/offline transaction processing and back-end clearing/settlement, is essential
Knowledge in multi-currency processing and settlement is an advantage
Fluent in English

Education and qualifications

Computer Science or Engineering degree or relevant work experience
Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) development processes • Experience in payment/finance industry will be an added advantage

Experience