Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Role Overview As Senior software engineer you will be responsible for the technical leadership of a cross-functional agile team. You will guide software architectural decisions, contribute hands-on to development, mentor engineers, and ensure the delivery of robust software aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of enterprise-grade applications using Java and related technologies

• Define and enforce agreed coding standards, architectural principles, and engineering best practices

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Solution Architects and Scrum Masters to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Mentor and support software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement

• Drive adoption of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks

• Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and maintainable across the full software lifecycle

• Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and backlog refinement

• Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate their potential for Edenred’s platforms

• Actively contribute to the design, implementation & testing of the platform within the sprint team ensuring software meets or exceeds published metrics and quality benchmarks

• Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Java Developer in agile environments

• Strong understanding of Agile framework & principles

• Strong proficiency in Java (preferably Java 17+), Spring Boot, and RESTful API development

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions

• Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

• Knowledge of security best practices (e.g. OWASP) and performance optimization

• Excellent leadership, communication, time management and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence technical direction

• Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, payments, or enterprise SaaS platforms

• Exposure to event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Understanding of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)