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Senior Software Developer - Java

Summary

Build and maintain secure Java microservices for payment systems, troubleshoot production issues, and lead a development squad using cloud-native tools like Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Company:

Fime enables its clients to create and launch trusted and secure solutions with consulting and testing services in payments, smart mobility, biometrics, and authentication. With 900+ experts around the world in over 20 locations, Fime is a multi-cultural global leading player its industry.

Inspired by our talented people, we are empowered to take ownership and innovate for the benefit of our clients. Employee growth is therefore our priority, and we demonstrate the appreciation of our people by providing them with opportunities to grow and new challenges both through internal promotion and international mobility.

At Fime, we are constantly evolving and moving forward together thanks to our values:

  • Enable our customers.
  • Support each other.

Your skills and your differences will be our greatest assets. Join Fime and make a difference!

Making innovation possible.

Making the world work.

Mission

As a Senior Software Developer, you will play a crucial role in transforming business requirements into robust software solutions. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining web‑based applications, ensuring they meet high standards of performance, reliability, and security. Your mission involves supporting and troubleshooting issues for clients already using our products, ensuring their seamless operation. You will report directly to the Software Development Manager and will be an integral part of our mission to deliver high‑quality software solutions that meet our clients' needs in the payment industry.

Activities

  • Design, implement, test, and maintain Java‑based microservices and systems, ensuring compliance with functional, non‑functional, security, and accessibility requirements (WCAG, ARIA).
  • Troubleshoot, monitor, and optimize customer‑facing platforms for performance, scalability, and reliability; diagnose and resolve production issues to minimize downtime.
  • Apply Agile practices (Scrum, CI/CD, automated testing) with Git‑based workflows (e.g. branching, PRs, version control), code reviews, and quality tools (e.g. SonarQube).
  • Work with cloud and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform) and design RESTful/event‑driven APIs with databases.
  • Lead a development squad, providing technical guidance, mentoring, and promoting best practices across the team.
  • Contribute to architecture decisions, adopt emerging technologies, and improve development processes.
  • Collaborate closely with architects, product owners, designers, and software engineers to deliver seamless user experiences.

Job Experience

  • Over 5 years of experience in software development with Java, ideally within the payment industry.
  • Proficient in Java, with a strong understanding of object‑oriented programming, concurrency patterns, and core concepts such as MVC, JDBC, and RESTful APIs.
  • Hands‑on experience with modern frameworks such as Spring Boot, Micronaut, or Quarkus for building scalable microservices.
  • Familiarity with RESTful and event‑driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and best practices for building resilient distributed systems.
  • Experience integrating with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Skilled at writing clean, reusable, and maintainable code, supported by testing and CI/CD practices.

Knowledge & Skills

  • Completed degree in a related field.
  • System Design & APIs: Knowledge of system design, architecture, and API design (REST, GraphQL).
  • Cloud & Containerization: Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure; Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Databases: Relational databases (MySQL).
  • DevOps & Testing: CI/CD pipelines; automated testing (unit, integration, E2E).
  • Engineering Practices: Secure coding, performance optimization, monitoring, logging, and code reviews.

Contract: Permanent contract

Seniority level

  • Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

  • Full‑time

Job function

  • Information Technology

Industries

  • IT Services and IT Consulting

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