Key Responsibilities
Technical leadership
Own the architecture and design of Java-based microservices and backend applications.
Define coding standards, design patterns, and best practices, and enforce them through code reviews.
Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies; drive modernization and technical-debt reduction.
Make sound trade-offs between performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
Team leadership and mentoring
Lead, guide, and mentor a team of developers; run regular 1:1s and support career growth.
Break down requirements into technical tasks, estimate effort, and assign work.
Take part in hiring: interviews, technical assessments, and onboarding of new engineers.
Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Hands-on development
Write clean, efficient, well-tested code using Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
Design and build RESTful APIs and event-driven services (Kafka or similar).
Optimize application and database performance; troubleshoot complex production issues.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with the DevOps team.
Delivery and collaboration
Work with product owners and business analysts to refine requirements and define acceptance criteria.
Lead Agile ceremonies with the Scrum Master: sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Track delivery, flag risks early, and keep stakeholders informed of progress.
Ensure releases meet quality, security, and compliance standards.
What qualifications will you need to be successful?
Required Skills & Experience
Candidates need a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
8+ years of Java development, and 2+ years leading or mentoring a development team
Technical Expertise
Core Java: Java 11/17+, OOP, collections, multithreading and concurrency, JVM tuning, garbage collection
Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate
Architecture: Microservices, REST API design, design patterns, domain-driven design basics
Messaging: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ
Databases: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) and at least one NoSQL store (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra)
Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Azure, or GCP; Docker; Kubernetes; Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
Testing: JUnit 5, Mockito, integration testing; TDD mindset
Tools: Git, Maven or Gradle, Jira, Confluence
Practices: Agile/Scrum, code reviews, secure coding (OWASP Top 10).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in payments, fintech, banking, or other high-volume transaction systems.
Knowledge of reactive programming (Spring WebFlux, Project Reactor).
Experience with observability tools: New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
Infrastructure as code with Terraform or CloudFormation.
Cloud certification (AWS Certified Developer or Solutions Architect, or equivalent).
Exposure to frontend frameworks (React or Angular) for full-stack collaboration.
Soft Skills
Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking under pressure.
Ability to coach, give constructive feedback, and resolve conflicts within the team.
Ownership mindset: accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
Comfortable balancing hands-on coding with leadership responsibilities.
Our Commitment
Verifone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Verifone is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
