Java Lead Developer

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. 

The Senior Java Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our payment processing gateways while contributing to the development of new server-side products. This role requires strong expertise in Java and experience with maintenance of existing platforms. You will be working with various transport and wire protocols to ensure seamless integration with our payment partner's systems. As part of our Mexico Development Centre, you will collaborate with global teams, making strong English communication skills essential.

Position Description

• Maintain and enhance legacy payment gateway systems written in Java

• Understand customer needs, problems, and expectations and take action to meet customers' needs

• Apply Java, database technologies and web technologies to maintain and improve server-side products

• Document and improve existing codebase while maintaining system stability

• Identify problems, issues, collect and integrate information from a variety of sources to establish a course of action and communicate the issue and solutions clearly and concisely

• Collaborate with global team members to ensure that deliverables are technically accurate and useful in a timely manner

• Identify critical activities & tasks on projects, contribute beyond assigned tasks; adjusts priorities when appropriate

• Convert concepts and plans into work procedures and carry out group plans efficiently and according to plan

• Work with other departments to acquire/disseminate information in a timely manner

• Analyse problems from a practical point of view and evaluate ideas and suggestions so that the team can make balanced decisions

• Contribute to project success by providing ideas, strategies, improving communication among team members and executing decisions

• Assist in project management activities: Estimation, Scheduling, Planning, Tracking progress

• Assist with software deployment activities to our production data center

• Assist with training, motivating, mentoring and serve as mentor to others on the team

Position Requirements

Essential

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science or related field with strong commercial experience in Java development?

• Fluency in English for both written and oral communication

• Experience maintaining and improving legacy systems

• Experience with Design Patterns, Refactoring, OO Design and related areas

• Strong understanding of database design and development

• Expected to be self-starters who can operate well under a variety of different situations and types of projects, ranging from a team of one to a team of many

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills

• Must be proactive, self-motivated, attentive to detail, and able to work well under pressure

• Strong communication skills with ability to work in a global team environment

• Willingness to work as part of a team

• Mentoring experience of more junior team members

• Must be eligible to work in Mexico on a full-time basis

Desirable

• Experience in a senior role on software development teams

• Experience in web client programming skills, including HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

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. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact jobs@globalpay.com.