Java Kotlin Backend Developer

• Experience in backend reactive programming languages: Java 17+ and/or Kotlin. 

• Proven record of accomplishment developing lightweight reactive microservices: Vert.x, Quarkus, Micronaut or Spring Boot. 

• Experience of working with stakeholders and product owners to refine upcoming Epics. 

• Deep understanding of event driven architecture and messaging: Kafka, webhooks, asynchronous API design. 

• Experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational databases. 

• Have experience working as an individual contributor as part of a cross functional agile team. Experience in FinTech is a massive plus. 

• Have proven experience in supporting mission critical platforms with elevated levels of availability and service continuity. 

• Have solid experience in cloud-based architecture and distributed systems. 

• Have exceptional written and communication skills and can express dissenting opinions in a constructive manner. 

• Self-directed and able to work in an ambiguous environment through the innovation process. 

• Care about learning and being open minded about switching approaches and experimenting. 

• Value collaboration and put the Team interests always above self.      

Roles & Responsibilities
     

• Build software as part of a nimble agile Team where you have every opportunity to make an impact on the bottom line and contribute to the architecture. 

• Collaborate with our product team to ensure work coming into the scrum team is well refined and understood by the engineers. 

• Ensure our infrastructure is safely extensible, scalable, reliable and meets SLAs for both external and internal users.
• Support less experienced engineers with their software development work. 

• Create a brand for our platform composed of amazing APIs, Developer Portal, Tutorials and SDKs. 

• Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive, and easy to maintain. 

• Use state of the art tools for remote collaboration and developer happiness, i.e., IntelliJ Code with Me and Tuple 

• Participate in design and code reviews for key components and cross Enterprise initiatives.