Senior Java Developer

Discover ING Hubs Romania

ING Hubs Romania offers 130 services in software development, data management, non-financial risk & compliance, audit, and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide, with the help of over 1700 high-performing engineers, risk, and operations professionals.

We started out in 2015 as ING’s software development hub – a distinct entity from ING Bank Romania – then steadily expanded our range to include more services and competencies.

Now we provide borderless services with bank-wide capabilities and operate from two locations: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Our tech capabilities remain the core of our business, with more than 1500 colleagues active in Data Management, Touchpoint Channels & Integration, Core Banking, and Global Products.

We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment, where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged.

For us, impact isn't a perk. It's the driver of our work.

We are guided and rewarded by a shared desire to make the world a better place, one innovative solution at a time. Our colleagues make it their job to do impactful things and they love doing it in good company. Do you?

The Mission

We are looking for a strong developer who is technically passionate, solution-focused and able to contribute to the design, development, test automation, and hardening our trading applications.

Your day to day

You will be joining an international team (RO, UK) responsible for the digitalization and automation of some of the bank's trading activities, specifically for the Fixed income desks. Most of the work will involve Java 17 with libraries like Spring, Cucumber, Micrometer, Agrona, Guava, Aeron, ... You will also be exposed to Azure DevOps, Ansible, Docker, Kafka, Oracle/SQL Server, .NET, and more.

To be effective in this team you need to be willing to learn about financial markets, specifically the fundamentals of how different instruments are priced, traded and hedged, and turn that knowledge into reliable, high performing code.

• Responsibilities:
• Design and develop high-performance, low-latency trading applications using Java;
• Work with Oracle/SQL Server to design and implement efficient database solutions;
• Utilize multithreading techniques to optimize performance and scalability;
• Write maintainable and testable code using best practices, including the use of JUnit, Mockito and Cucumber;
• Collaborate with Front-Office developers to design and implement new solutions;
• Collaborate with other team members to deliver high-quality, production-ready code;
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Ansible;
• Continuously improve development processes and best practices;

What you’ll bring to the team

• Requirements:
• 7+ years of experience developing Java applications;
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, databases, and multithreading;
• Strong experience with JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber (TDD/BDD);
• Experience with Event driven systems, Pub/Sub Messaging systems (Kafka, etc);
• Experience with System Design;
• Experience with Linux, Shell scripting etc;
• Strong understanding of software development principles, including design patterns, testing, and debugging;
• Strong communication, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Nice to have:
• Experience working in Financial Markets;
• Experience with Docker, Azure DevOps, Ansible;
• Experience with low latency systems and distributed systems is a plus;
• Experience with Financial Markets technologies: ION/Marketview, Refinitiv;
• Experience using Python.
• Foreign languages: English (advanced)
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in an IT related field