Senior Java Software Engineer About Us:
The payments market is the most exciting technology market in the world today for good reason. McKinsey values it globally at over $2 trillion and it's growing between 13-15% year-on-year. Some of the largest most dynamic brands are investing in this sector; Apple has ApplePay, Google has GooglePay, Amazon has AmazonPay, and it's not just the Silicon Valley brands. Tencent owns WeChatPay, Alibaba owns Alipay and digital disruptors like Square, Stripe and Adyen all invest millions to grow the payments market.
Planet is a technology company that's transforming payments by putting the customer experience first. We help our customers deliver a better experience for guests, shoppers, and consumers everywhere. We operate in a market that continues to evolve and expand, partnering with the world's most prestigious brands across Retail and Hospitality, and with a network of Financial Services partners worldwide.
To meet consumer demands, payments must be simple, safe, and invisible. The only way to do this is to fully embed payments in the software that runs business. By combining software and payment technology, Planet is creating a world of connected commerce, that makes payments feel good.
We're growing organically, and with strong Private Equity investors, Advent International and Eurazeo, we've the financial capital and expertise to grow our capabilities and reach through acquisition.
Role Overview
Reporting to the MAS Team Lead, you will build new features and maintain the payments backend solution. Our payments backend ensures funds are delivered on time to merchants, creating a seamless payment experience for the consumer. It is a mission-critical system that must reliably process millions of transactions within short time boundaries.
What you will do
Expand and maintain our core payments backend solution based on Java Spring Framework and MySQL.
Write unit and integration tests for the features you are building.
Work with streaming, orchestration, and container technologies to build a high-throughput system that can fund merchants on-time.
Who you are
Experienced in taking ownership of tasks, commitments, quality, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Self-motivated and detail-oriented team player with a desire to work on a team and mentor team members when necessary.
Able to efficiently break down problems and leverage business resources to establish a clear path toward customer value despite the presence of ambiguity.
Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to communicate intent to other developers through code.
A solid foundation in software engineering – bachelor's degree preferred with 3+ years of experience.
Comfort in Linux/UNIX server environments.
Experience working with SQL databases such as MySQL.
Advanced Java programming skills, knowledge in Spring Framework is a plus.
Effective unit, integration, user acceptance testing using libraries like JUnit and Selenium.
Provide outstanding support, including on-call support when necessary.
Experience with any of the following is a plus:
Building CI pipelines Azure, AWS or other cloud platforms.
Container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Why Planet :
Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast-paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.
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