Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Java Developer

ABOUT the company
the company Platforms is part of Santander Payment Solutions and brings together a set of key platforms within Santander's global payments technology ecosystem. It includes software-as-a-service capabilities across the entire payments value chain, such as account-to-account processing, FX, SWIFT connectivity, fraud management and card processing infrastructure.

It enables financial institutions, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and payment service providers (PSPs) to operate, scale and evolve their payment capabilities across multiple rails, markets and regulatory environments, without the need to rebuild their core systems.

Proven at scale, including within Santander itself, these platforms provide a modular foundation that complements the company's global payment capabilities to support client growth through payments.

At the company Platforms, your work connects to something bigger, creating a real impact across global teams and markets for our clients and communities.

Our people are our greatest strength. We combine growth opportunities, strong team connections, and a culture that supports your well-being and sense of belonging, so you can develop, contribute, and feel valued. With flexibility and autonomy built into how we work, you'll have the space to focus, collaborate, and perform at your best.

Here, your impact matters, your growth is supported,
and your experience is designed to help you thrive.

As a Software Engineer
, these will be some of the key activities in your day-to-day role:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions using Java and modern engineering practices.
• Build and evolve microservices and integrations that support business-critical applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.
• Contribute to application performance, observability, and resilience initiatives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote software engineering best practices.
• Develop automated tests and support continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Work with cloud-native technologies, messaging platforms, and modern development tools.
• Support the continuous improvement of systems, processes, and engineering standards.

We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong backend development experience and a passion for building scalable, resilient, and high-performing applications.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working in modern cloud-native environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to the full software development lifecycle — from design and implementation to monitoring and continuous improvement.

• 5+ years of experience developing Java applications in production environments (Required)
• Experience building and maintaining microservices architectures (Required)
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs (Required)
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments (Required)
• Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring team members (Required)
• Experience with incident management and performance optimization (Required)
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into daily workflows (Preferred)
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into applications (Preferred)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Business Administration, or related field (Required)
• Professional certifications in Java, Cloud Technologies, or Scrum (Preferred)

• English (Professional proficiency) (Required)

• Java (Required)
• Spring Boot (Required)
• Microservices Architecture (Required)
• REST APIs (Required)
• Docker (Required)
• Kubernetes (Required)
• Cloud Technologies (AWS) (Required)
• Messaging Systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ) (Required)
• Relational Databases or No
  
  SQL (Required)
• Jira & Confluence (Required)
• UK Payments knowledge (ISO 20022, SWIFT, MX) (Preferred)
• GraphQL (Preferred)
• Performance Testing (JMeter, Gatling) (Preferred)
• Dev Sec Ops  practices (Preferred)
• Git Hub Actions (Preferred)
• Gradle (Preferred)
• Sonar Qube…