Senior Java Engineer

About The Role

Are you an engineer who strives for scalability and impact? Do you thrive in an autonomous cross-functional team? We are looking for a senior engineer who excels at creating an exceptional user experience to join our Transaction Management tribe at SWIFT, responsible for orchestrating the financial transactions of our customers.

Based in La Hulpe (Hybrid), you will be working as a member of an agile dynamic team that is responsible for end-to-end delivery - from customer engagement to operations. You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in terms of knowledge and network, and to build your expertise through SWIFT's global platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test (including automated integration and regression) a new Transaction Management Platform.
• Use a range of proven technologies (Java, Jira, Git, Jenkins, etc.) with room for experimentation (e.g., container orchestration, CI/CD tooling, distributed architectures such as Kafka, business process management and automation) to bring true value to our customers.
• Develop yourself and others as full-stack engineers covering software architecture, development, quality assurance, security, operations, and IT infrastructure aspects.
• Work in a truly international environment with main hubs across 3 continents.

Qualifications

Professional Skills

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience with 3+ of them in a similar role and a demonstrable track record.
• Autonomous, empowered with the ability to drive, adapt, and respond to change.
• Customer-oriented and quality mindset – we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
• Open-minded, solutions-oriented, and a team player – gaining energy through collaboration with others.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Technical Skills

• Senior-level Java backend developer with a minimum of five years of experience (Java 8 or newer, Spring, Spring Boot).
• Senior-level of software development tools (GIT, Maven, IDEA).
• Senior-level in designing and implementing software solutions with high scalability, performance, and resilience (i.e., multi-processing, multi-threading, distributed).
• Senior-level in unit testing, integration testing, and mocking tools (JUnit, Mockito).
• Senior-level of continuous delivery process and technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible).
• Practical experience of large-scale distributed application frameworks (Kafka, Zookeeper).
• Practical experience in developing financial applications leveraging business process management and automation capabilities.
• Practical experience of SSL/TLS, HTTP/S, XML (schema, XSLT).
• Practical experience of IP network and security fundamentals.
• Practical experience of databases (Elastic Search, Oracle, JDBC, H2, JPA) and data modeling.
• Practical experience of Linux OS (RedHat).

What We Offer

• We put you in control of your career.
• We give you a competitive package.
• We help you perform at your best.
• We help you make a difference.
• We give you the freedom to be yourself.

SWIFT is transforming cross-border payments, making them faster and more transparent than ever before. We are the way the world moves value — every instant of every day, in almost every country. Joining SWIFT gives you unparalleled exposure to knowledge, expertise, and technologies. If you have what it takes, you’ll be able to take on different career paths and have the opportunity to work in teams, departments, and disciplines in countries around the world.