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.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Analytics and Customer Engagement business unit within Global Payments is looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to help deliver high quality software on a SaaS platform that provides Gift Cards, Loyalty Programs, Digital Wallets, and a variety of other Stored Value and Customer Engagement solutions across multiple industry verticals and customer segments.

We are looking for a seasoned engineer primarily focused on Java services in a horizontal architecture that relies heavily on messaging, APIs, and databases. Top candidates will have a very strong understanding of enterprise design patterns, service oriented architecture and building software with utmost concern for quality, high availability, performance, scalability, and security.

• Responsible, hard-working, and eager to learn

• Flexible and self-motivated

• Detail-oriented and loves solving problems

• Organized, analytical

• Enjoys working on a small, distributed team

• Communicates effectively with a variety of audiences, both technical and non-technical

• Mentors other team members

ENVIRONMENT

• Currently Java 8 , Groovy, Angular 2; moving to Java 17

• MySQL; evaluating CockroachDB, Spanner, and BigQuery

• Bitbucket, Github

• Jenkins

• Linux

• On-Premise and GCP, moving to an entirely cloud-based hosted solution

• Agile (Scrum and Kanban)

• Windows

RESPONSIBILITIES

Leverage broad and deep understanding of technologies and Global's business processes to provide recommendations and execute software development. Stay current with relevant software technologies and best practices. Estimate resource requirements for projects, as needed:

• Develop and maintain Java applications

• Write well-designed, efficient, scalable and maintainable code

• Create or update documentation in support of development efforts. Documents may include design documents, diagrams, and implementation/deployment instructions

• Review code to ensure that proposed changes adhere to acceptance criteria described in user story/defect, security guidelines and architectural patterns

• Provide technical leadership and foster growth by mentoring team members

• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems

• Design database models and data architectures

• Research and evaluate a variety of software products

• Assess risk appropriately when design/coding decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for company's reputation, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, policies, rules and regulations

• Actively participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives

Must Haves:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent

• 5 years of Java experience in a service-oriented architecture

• Good knowledge of design patterns

• Strong knowledge of Unix environment and shell scripting

• Strong knowledge of GIT, ability to troubleshoot and resolve branching and commit issues

• Experience with SQL databases and queries

• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency

• Experience with Microservices/APIs

• In-depth knowledge of application security best practices

• Advanced troubleshooting & debugging skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a variety of co-workers

• Comfortable under pressure and working with flexible requirements

• Passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies

Preferred:

• Experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other public cloud

• Experience with Kubernetes

Nice to Have:

• Experience in Windows operating systems

• Experience with C, C and C#

WHO WE ARE

As a combined company of brands, we are a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services that delivers innovative solutions driven by clients' and consumers' global needs. Our technologies, partnerships and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of products and services that allow our customers to accept all payment types across a variety of distribution channels in many markets around the world. Our suite of Customer Engagement, Analytics, Payroll, POS, and Technology Solutions provide unmatched scope and latitude for our customers globally.

We are the partner of choice by delivering a broad range of products and services that help businesses innovate and grow. Whether in-person, online, or on-the-go, we bring the expertise to assist you with unique payment solutions.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with more than 24,000 employees worldwide, Global Payments is a member of the S&P 500 with merchants and partners in 100 countries globally and more than 50 billion transactions annually. We are committed to helping our partners grow and actualize their vision.

Disclaimer:

The above statement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required.

The US base salary for this full-time position is Starting at $115,000 benefits. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.