Software Engineer - Backend

What you need to know about the role As a software engineer on the Credit Platform team, you will help build and enhance a suite of tools that allow our US and international Credit customers to apply for and use our various credit products.

Your way to impact

We need you to assist us in developing high-quality, high-performing, secure applications and participate in all aspects of application development including design, coding, security, testing, and production releases. You will be delivering new features, reacting to customer feedback, helping to ensure quality, working closely with our product team, and ensuring compliance. This will include developing new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for our Java REST services, JMS daemons, and batch jobs. You'll work closely with our Product team in an agile environment to bring features from conception to launch. Furthermore, you will participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and shared knowledge and collaborate with other teams across Credit to ensure transparency and effective delivery.

Your day to day

• Design, develop, test, and release software using Java in a Linux/Unix environment.

• Work on specific product features with occasional guidance.

• Actively participate in design and code reviews.

• Train staff new to the team.

What you need to bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.

• 1 year of software development experience with an object-oriented programming language comparable to Java, C++, Python, C#, or Ruby.

• Knowledge of data structures, object-oriented design, algorithms, exception handling, and troubleshooting.

• Experience writing SQL.

• A habit of continuous learning and motivation for self-improvement.

Additional Potential Qualifications

• Good Java skills with knowledge of JVM fundamentals and Java best practices.

• Experience with common Java APIs and frameworks including Spring, Hibernate, JPA, and JMS.

• Understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery concepts and build tools.

• Familiarity with Linux commands and scripting.