Senior Software Developer (Java)
About Staizen
At Staizen, we live and breathe transformation. We support and guide our clients through the toughest and nitty-gritty parts of building, modernizing, and running digital products and platforms. Transformation is not easy and to be the best partners, we challenge ourselves to constantly practice what we preach in the way we do, build and lead.
The name Staizen is short for “State of Kaizen”, inspired by the Kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement. We are all about getting 1% better every day because sustainable transformation is not about the big bang but manifests in the daily choices that we commit to do every single day.
What we offer

• Get the chance to work on transformation at scale missions for complex industries such as banking, e-commerce, insurance
• Be part of our internal product development and build the next generation of productivity tools for customers
• Be part of exciting communities where you can collaborate, grow and learn across the board
• We are remote-first with global operations across Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines, Singapore, and Cyprus, with optional co-working spaces for the team

Perks & Benefits

• 1% better yearly budget - your personal growth & learning fund
• Co-working spaces - for the times when you want to spice up and change environments
• Remote set-up budget - to get you up and running wherever you decide to work
• Team-up budget - Monthly lunch/dinner budget for physical or virtual team bonding
• Good medical coverage - so you don’t have to worry about your health
• Flexitime - We follow the standard business hours, but we trust you to find your most productive time

Role & Responsibilities
We are seeking a developer who is eager to work on Fin Ops, including Back Office, Accounting, and Finance operations. While prior expertise is not a requirement, the ideal candidate should be willing to learn and grow in these areas. The candidate should possess a strong desire to explore various aspects of the business and engage with stakeholders on a regular basis.
In this role, you will join the APAC Development team based in Singapore. Your primary responsibility will be to work directly with Fin Ops business users, providing them with daily system support and operational assistance. Additionally, you will be translating their business requirements into effective IT solutions.
The main application you will be working on is built on a Java framework. However, there may be a few other applications that require proficiency in multiple programming languages, such as C# (.Net) and Python.
The main activities of this developer are:
Developing new features & enhancing the tools:

• Understand client requirements and how they translate in application features
• Write high quality source code to program enhancements o Perform unit and integration testing.
• Perform functional and non-functional testing.
• Respect the development standards.
• Keep up with trends in terms of standard, technologies or methodologies.

Supporting the tools:

• Process support requests for users and application clients (IT for IT): configuration, assistance, etc.
• Engage in FTS (Follow-the-Sun) model with Europe, including information sharing and tasks handover.
• Adapt monitoring tools and procedures.

Transversal:

• Enrich the backlog of issues (source of recurring incidents), including description, impact/recurrence/priority,…
• Self-organize continuous learning on the IS systems and landscape.
• Share improvement ideas with local and Paris/Brussels developers.

Qualifications
Required:

• Solid expertise in Java programming language is required
• Good knowledge of the Spring framework
• Solid knowledge of SQL to be able to write complex queries (SQL Server)
• Rest API design and development
• Knowledge of clean and tested code writing
• Willing to work in (pick up) other programming languages and technology frameworks where appropriate; In particular C#
• Good troubleshooting skills to find out root cause of issue and provide valuable suggestions to resolve the problem
• Good ability to translate business requirements into technical solution with good design & supportability
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle e.g. Agile
• Good communication skills, especially when engaging with different stakeholders
• Client-oriented mindset
• A team player with and ability to work with global teams effectively
• Ability to work under pressure and dealing with constraints
• Strong discipline in documentation

Desirable:

• Knowledge of front, middle and back office processes and functional design on commodity trading – including deal representation (both physical & financial), MTM pricing, logistics, settlement, accounting and controls
• Knowledge of BDD approach (ideally with cucumber)
• French speaker
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Azure Dev Ops

Work arrangement

• Full-time, Mondays to Fridays
• 3 days on-site and 2 days remote/work from home

So what do you think?
Are you ready to drive impact and grow with us?
We’re looking for forward thinkers who thrive in an international environment. We have openings across our various communities - Frontend, Backend, Dev Ops, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, Data & Analytics, Delivery (Project Management & Facilitation) and Engineering Management. We can’t wait to meet you, drop us a message, and let’s chat!
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:

• Java: 6 years (Required)
• Spring: 6 years (Required)