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
Top Skills
What We Do
At Global Blue, we firmly believe that enhancing the shopping experience drives performance.
Our mission is to seamlessly connect shoppers and brands worldwide by simplifying the shopping experience and boosting retailer performance. With over 40 years of industry expertise, we have pioneered Tax Free Shopping and expanded into the Payment and Post-Purchase business.
As a technology partner, we lead our industries with innovative technology and data-driven insights, bringing unparalleled value at every touchpoint along the shopping journey. We support retailers in handling over 35 million Tax Free Shopping transactions every year and our payment partners in elevating the experience of more than 31 million transactions worldwide. Our post-purchase solutions also cater to the needs of over 47m e-commerce shoppers. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we generated €20bn Sales in Store and €311M revenue in FY 2022/23.
Our diverse community of over 2,000 employees represent more than 80 nationalities across 53 countries. At Global Blue, we cultivate a culture of empowerment, encouraging our teams to collaborate and support one another.
Together, we innovate, create, and strive towards a brighter future for the businesses we serve.
With Global Blue, enjoy the journey.
