Position: Lead Java Developer
Company: Fondy
Experience required: 3y
English level: fluent

About Fondy
Fondy is a one-stop payment platform where businesses can accept money and make payouts to partners in the currencies of their choice by opening Fondy’s local IBAN accounts. The platform enables companies of all sizes to access simple and fuss-free ways of selling online worldwide using local payment methods.

About the role
 
The Lead Java Developer/Engineer will be a key member of a new team, creating a new bleeding edge fintech platform. 

Your main responsibilities will be: 
 
Full software development lifecycle - Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain software using industry best practice in accordance with our software development lifecycle, applying the appropriate software development and security standards and processes.
Take the lead in specifically allocated delivery projects, working with other developers, product owners and operational staff to ensure effective delivery, planning and leading software engineering activities as needed
Take business requirements and translate into software - functional and non-functional aspects
Maintain existing products while working on new products 
Ensure that development activities align with the continuous delivery and automated QA activities
Develop necessary artefacts - models, documentation, workflow diagrams 
Create and maintain CI / CD pipeline 
Schedule product releases with internal teams
Assist with deployments
Take responsibility for resolving issues arising within your applications and implement corrective action
Be involved in leadership and technical direction
Architecture, design, and development of applications
Influence and contribute to the future growth of development across the department.
Mentor junior developers in architecture and best coding practises 
Regular code reviews for team members 
 
Main skills, experience required:
8+ Years of IT development experience
6+ Years of experience delivering production level code in Java 8 or higher 
Must have a clear understanding of microservices architecture
RESTful APIs, and exposure to Microservices
Spring Boot, Spring Security
Relational Database experience (MYSQL / PostgreSQL), and SQL queries (JPA)
Ability to effectively work across the stack
Agile and DevOps focused with an appreciation on CI/CD (Bitbucket Pipelines or similar)
OAuth2
Proficiency in collaborative development tools such as Github, Confluence and JIRA
Open mind-set and adaptable attitude to cope with changing requirements from business needs.  
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Excellent team working skills, ability to manage own and other people workload
Ability to work calmly and methodically when under pressure
Fluent in English
 
Advantageous:

Experience with Cloud Technologies - Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - and its associated services with API design and development.  
Experience with event driven architecture 
NOSQL database experience
Kubernetes / Docker
Database change management (Liquibase)
Terraform 
Helm
Experience in Financial Services

Benefits:

Competitive salary
No corporate BS – we’re moving too fast for that
Working with a motivated and talented global team
Impactful work – you’ll have the opportunity to help build products that are used daily by numerous merchants and business across the world

Why Fondy?
Fondy is a diverse and inclusive fast-growing start-up building the future of payments. Our team is made up of thinkers, innovators and go-getters shaping the way people make and take online payments. We value passionate and down-to-earth people who are driven to get things done and find creative solutions to problems. We recognise that our strength and success are directly linked to the talent and skills of our team members and a lean approach to our work. Our headquarters are situated in London UK, and we have offices in 7+ countries around Europe.