Senior Java Dev Engineer

Senior Java Dev Engineer

For ING were looking for a Senior Java Dev Engineer. Passionate about customers & colleagues, explorative by nature and knowledgeable about what IT can do.

Think Forward! Our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. To deliver on our promise we must be where our customers are: everywhere most of the times by digital means. Our customers expect consistently superior experience, instant, borderless and so do our colleagues. That experience is surprisingly personal, remarkably easy, refreshingly smart!

And we are leading the bank industry in maximizing the many opportunities of new technologies. If you are incredibly excited, like we are, about tech and the great potential for progress and innovation, we might have an irresistible job for you!

Job Environment
ING is transforming rapidly towards a top-notch IT company with a Top Engineering culture, incorporating FinTech start-up mentality and financial innovation. We are end-to-end agile, work in multidisciplinary teams and use cutting edge technology. This enables us to offer our customers the best possible service and respond to rapidly changing customer demands.

We are searching for an energetic developer with a passion for combining thought and action. You serve as an example for engineers when it comes to quality mindset and modern architectural patterns, and an ambassador for the Agile way of working and the ING Orange culture which is represented as the Orange Code: We are Honest, We are Prudent and We are Responsible. See more about the Orange Code here: https://www.ing.jobs/Global/Careers/Orange-code.htm

Role Description
We are looking for a strong developer who is technically passionate, solution-focused and able to contribute to design, development, test automation, and hardening (security, stability, deployment) our inhouse-developed platform (Vantage). Multiple applications and teams heavily rely on the platform to deliver business value.

Vantage platform consist of multiple reusable components which are deployed on our own WebSphere server. You will be able to develop new features/changes in the platform based on regulatory or security requirements and mostly support developers on any issues or incidents that relates to the platform. Additionally, as part of the platform team, you will focus on changing the infra used by the platform to meet the latest ING standards.

A transformation effort already started where part of the functionality/applications of Vantage will be migrated into a modern architecture based on rest API using the latest technologies (Spring boot 2/Java11) with the new ING global components. This will be a multi-year journey of migrating the Vantage modules to the global ING Touchpoint platform. Meanwhile, with the support of architects and IT leads, you will be working on unlocking teams and the platform itself to integrate (and migrate) to the new platform.

Along with the IT Area Lead, your IT Chapter Lead and your fellow engineers, you;

Collaborate across squads

• You can collaborate across squads on coding, architecture, continuous improvement, structured problem solving, agile way of working and/or any other way that adds value
• You participate in DevOps rituals when needed (e.g. daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives & peer reviews)
• You share and try new practices and technologies with your chapter members that have the similar interests and expertise.

You use your seniority to maximize individual and team performance:

• You coach and challenge engineers in adopting proper quality standards, both in coding and way of working (e.g. peer reviews, etc)
• You hold a strong opinion on how IT should be done and can hold a constructive discussion, but you are also willing to follow standpoints of others if they seem more appropriate given the current context and constraints
• Together with people in your environment, you create an atmosphere of trust within the team while at the same time catalyzing continuous improvement
• Work within a cross border team (with 75% of colleagues working from Mumbai), ensuring equal participation from everyone
• Maintain the current Java7/Oracle stack, while evolving the architecture (and the people around you if needed) towards modern industry standards and practices (Java 11/Docker/ELK)
• Create the environment for continuous feedback, coaching and mentoring.

You:

• Have experience working in a complex, regulated environment such as a large financial institution
• Are a seasoned Java engineer, with a wide experience on WebSphere (but not married to it)
• Have experience working with legacy systems and how to perform changes on them
• Keep in mind security and risk while designing and developing changes on systems.
• Able to work on different abstraction levels and not afraid to dive into details when needed
• Are fluent in English speaking and writing and a good communicator in general
• Are experienced with test driven development & test automation
• Have a Growth mind-set and develop this in others
• Are up to date with new Technology and have a deep understanding of when to use it
• Are humble in approach and not afraid to be wrong
• Are proud of what they do and enjoy sharing this with your external network
• Are experienced in Agile / Scrum / DevOps projects

What do we offer?
Working at our company means working in a dynamic and international setting. Individual development for our employees is very important and that is why we offer excellent courses and programs. Diva behaviour is not tolerated, neither is underperformance. We only hire people with exceptional talents.

In addition, we offer:

• Strong support for personal growth & professional development
• Working in an area which is of great importance to the strategy of ING
• Great working experience in an international atmosphere and with one of the latest MacBook Pro
• One-year contract with the intention to become internal employee.
• A full-time position (36-hour week, *40-hour will be available at a later stage)
• Great career prospect