Staff Software Engineer

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

Your New Position

You, as a Staff Software Engineer are responsible for the design and development of our Payment Processing Gateway and other server-side products. You will develop utilising state-of-the-art software development techniques, including Behavioural Driven Development and Continuous Delivery.

You will be responsible for working in a variety of different situations and types of projects, ranging from a team of one to a team of many. Our working environment empowers software engineers and lets them focus on the technical challenges of solving problems, rather than dealing with bureaucracy or inefficient processes. As Staff Software Engineer you will be recognised as a strong technical expert and leader.  

 What you’ll be doing:  

• Understanding merchant and partner needs, problems, and expectations and take action to address expectations through high quality, innovative solutions that deliver value to our customers

• Inspiring your team as a technical leader – training, mentoring and motivating team members by setting an example as to how software development projects can be successfully executed

• Improving the software development process, methodologies and tools through applied experience, automation and simplification – delivering better software, faster and cheaper!

• Collaborating with team members to ensure that deliverables are technically accurate and useful in a timely manner – we build quality into all stages of the software lifecycle, with a focus on end-user observable (and testable) system behaviours

• Identifying critical activities & tasks on projects, helping with estimation and planning, ensuring timely and accurate communication of status, resolving issues, and contributing beyond assigned tasks - adjusting priorities when appropriate

• Assisting with software deployment activities to internal test environments and our production data center – the team are responsible from Requirements Analysis through to Release!

• Being proactive, self-motivated, attentive to detail, with the ability to work well under pressure

• Being a team player and role model, exhibiting a professional attitude, building work relationships, demonstrating flexibility and supporting workplace ethics.

What we need from you:

• BSc or MSc or equivalent in Computer Science or related field or commercial experience of developing in C#, Java or any other OO programming language

• Experience in server product development

• An understanding of database design and development

• Experience with Design Patterns, Refactoring, OO Design and related areas

• Experience working in an Agile SCRUM, or Lean Kanban environment

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

• Experience of leading a team

• Eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent and full-time basis

•  Experience in Web Services

 What like you to have (but we don't need):

• Web client programming skills, including HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

• Experience in asynchronous messaging systems.

• Experience of Windows development on .Net

What’s in it for you 

• Attractive Salary

• Flexible working with the option to work from home 

• Free car parking at the office

• 35 days holiday + option to buy extra days per year

• Private Medical Insurance

• Health Cash Plan 

• Income protection

• Life Insurance 

• Group Personal Pension Plan (matched up to 5%)

• Cycle To Work Scheme 

• Office lunches 

• Summer/Christmas Parties + social events throughout the year.

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