Job Description

Software Developer (Java)

Business Unit/Function: Added Value Payment Solutions

Reports to:                       Product Development Manager

Location:                           Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Job type:                           Permanent

Workload:                        100%

Nature and aim of the position

As a Software Developer, your primary responsibilities will be to develop applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving and quality product is essential.

You will be working as part of the product development SCRUM team (an UoV – Unit of Value).

Main duties and responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
• Analyse specifications, match these to existing environments and recommend changes
• 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

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 5+ years of hands-on experience and proficient in Java 8 and above, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
• Hands-on experience within agile software development methodologies (ideally Scrum) in a multi-division processing company (Jira, Confluence)
• Payment industries experience a strong plus (credit card, merchant processing, banking, financial services etc)
• Excellent understanding of current Java based framework, tools (Intellij or eclipse) and technologies.
• Strong Spring framework knowledge - Spring Boot, Spring Integration Framework, Spring MVC, Spring security, etc
• Excellent understanding of OOP concepts and principles.
• In-dept experience designing API’s (SOAP/REST) and implementing services based on it
• Experience with Testing and CI: TDD, BDD, Jenkins, unit testing/functional/Integration testing
• Strong understanding of Software Design patterns and Enterprise Design pattern
• Strong MS SQL or Oracle DB skills.
• Familiar in one of the source code version controls – BitBucket, Gitlab, Github
• Prior usage and experience in one or more of the following technologies: RabbitMQ, Kafka, Reactjs
• Understanding microservices design principles behind a scalable application
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge in ISO8583 and ISO20022 will be a plus.

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
• Knowledge of credit/debit card transaction processing, including online/offline transaction processing and back-end clearing/settlement, is essential
• Fluent in English

Education and qualifications

• Computer Science or Engineering degree or relevant work experience
• Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) development processes

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a similar software development position
• Experience in payment/finance industry will be an added advantage

Job Requirements