Java Developer

Title

Business Unit/Function: Engineering / Technology

Reports to: Levente Kiss

Location: Vienna, Austria

Job type: Permanent

Workload: Full Time

Nature and aim of the position

We are looking for strengthening our DEV team working on our in-house Refunding applications.

In this position, you will be responsible for the development and support of Java projects and applications with highest quality and commitment through the entire Software Development Lifecycle. This highly responsible role involves offering state of the art technology solutions that will drive forward Global Blue’s Tax-Free Shopping product offerings.

Reporting to the Development Lead the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with cutting edge technology in an agile environment for the market leader in its industry.

We’d love to have you join our team and help us achieve our goals by developing a deep understanding of our system and applications and take part in all development activities.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, support and deploy desktop, custom web, service and/or mobile applications based on the Java technology stack.
• Research and evaluate software related technologies and products.
• Develop and write high quality coding that meets customer requirements, as well as create software documentation and update existing documentation.
• Implement best practices, standards and procedures including quality and delivery methodologies and ensure compliance with the documented software processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of software products.
• Work in an agile Team setup of 6-9 members
• Coordinate with enterprise architects, development leads and product managers to determine appropriate functionalities and implementation.
• Take an active role in improvement endeavours
• Coaching less experienced team members

Reporting and collaboration

• The holder of the position reports directly to the Development Lead
• The role requires collaboration with the team, the QA organisation, the Product Owners, and other stakeholders

Key competencies

• Excellent understanding of the current Java based frameworks, tools and technologies
• Excellent JAVA programming language skills
• Excellent Spring framework knowledge
• Excellent understanding of OOP concepts and principles
• In-depth experience designing API’s (SOAP / REST) and implementing services based on it
• Experience with Testing and CI; TDD, automated unit/functional/integration testing
• Excellent understanding of Software Design Patterns and Enterprise Design Patterns
• Very strong MS SQL Server skills, especially in performance related areas
• Solid command of debugging tools, frameworks and methodologies
• Strong understanding of agile development methodologies (ideally SCRUM)
• Internet Security knowledge preferred

Preferable skills and competencies

• Prior usage and experience in one or more of the following technologies: RabbitMQ, Angular, Material Design, C#, .Net Core/Framework
• Independent and self-motivated personality
• Excellent team player
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent command of English in spoken and written form
• Enjoys working in a multi-cultural environment

Education and qualifications

• University graduate / bachelor’s degree in technology-related field (e.g., computer science, MIS, etc.) or relevant experience
• Strong English language skills (oral and written) in routine, technology-related work settings

Experience

• 4+ years of experience in a professional software development work environment
• Hands-on experience within agile software development methodologies in a multi-division processing company (international experience a strong plus)
• Payments industries experience a strong plus (credit card, merchant processing, banking, financial services, etc.)