SENIOR BACKEND DEVELOPER - ZINIA - ODS

Zinia is the new checkout lending platform of the Santander Group. Zinia makes shopping simple, offering the possibility of splitting payments into interest-free installments in a fast and transparent way, powering merchants across Europe using technology from Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance. 

This is an exciting opportunity to make your contribution over a growing market within the business areas of lending, cobranded credit cards and buy-now-pay-later with a solid expansion across different countries with global leading merchants. 

Zinia leverages the technological resources and expertise of Openbank, the digital-native bank of the Santander Group, which is currently rolling out its international expansion plans. Through a simple and flexible banking model, Openbank offers customers the possibility to manage their finances on the website or app. 

Mission and responsibilities: 

We want to take our customers' digital experience to a new level and you will help us innovate in digital product development in banking. 

• As a member of the Zinia development team, you will be responsible for Java developments, working with the latest Java Frameworks. 

• You will bring your knowledge and experience to the team, proposing ideas for continuous improvement. 

• You will participate in code review and contribute to improve common practices. 

• You will be responsible for your own proofs of concept to add value to the product. 

• Development of microservices for banking services and multichannel customer experience. 

• Rapid integration into the application ecosystem. 

• Value-added application integration with a variety of technologies, in a multitude of providers. 

• Scalability and high availability of applications in AWS environment, with container technology for horizontal scalability management. 

What are we looking for in this position? 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. 

• 5+ years of experience working with Java, Spring Boot Framework and Maven. 

• Knowledge of REST APIs, HTTP and web. 

• Experience working with GIT subversioning. 

• Knowledge of SQL or NoSQL. 

• REDIS and cache strategies. 

• Knowledge of agile methodology, Scrum and Kanban. 

• Passion for technology and start-up methodology. 

• Ability to learn quickly, creativity and initiative. 

• Ability to make autonomous decisions. 

• Results oriented. 

• Team player. 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

Nice to have: 

• Knowledge of REDIS and cache strategies. 

• Experience in microservices environments with service discovery. 

• Experience with SOAP integration with different data models with associated WSDLs. 

What do we offer? 

• Immediate incorporation to a dynamic and agile company with a growth and expansion project. 

• Working in start-up mode with the support of Grupo Santander. 

• Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package. 

• Possibility of growth within the company and the Group. 

• Collaboration in international projects and possibility of contact with different countries. 

• Excellent work environment, social clubs and frequent events (now virtual).