Job Description

Senior Jave Software Developer

Business Unit/Function: Gateway

Reports to:                       Product Development Manager

Location:                           Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Job type:                           Permanent

Workload:                        100%

Nature and aim of the position

Global Blue a leading provider of Tax Free and Payment solutions are looking for Senior Software Developers to join our platform development team in Kuala Lumpur.

The person will Analyze, design, program, debug and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or Internet-related computer programs. The role will interacts with technical project managers and/or users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications as well as participate in software design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements.

Working on mission-critical applications, managing Java system applications development while providing expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing.

Finally you will assist with developing and supporting implementation, certification, testing and migration strategies, implementation plans and operational support documentation.

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

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 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

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

Job Requirements