Senior Software Engineer at Edenred Pay USA in United Kingdom - London - Paddington (PPS)

Job description

• Take a step forward and let Edenred surprise you.
• Every day, we deliver innovative solutions to improve the life of millions of people, connecting employees, companies, and merchants all around the world.
• We know there are hundred ways for you to grow. With us, you will expand your skills in a multicultural, challenging, and dynamic environment.
• Dare to join Edenred and get ready to thrive in a global company that will offer you endless opportunities.
• Edenred is all about meritocracy. You come as you are, and you contribute. Indeed, the Edenred Group recognizes, recruits and develops all talents and singularities.
• We are committed to preventing all forms of discrimination and to providing all our candidates with equal opportunities regardless of their gender and gender expression, disability, origin, religious belief and sexual orientation or any other criteria.
• 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.

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

Requirements

• 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
• 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)

Skills

Required

• Java (preferably Java 17+)
• Spring Boot
• RESTful API development
• Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Microservices architecture
• Security best practices (OWASP)
• Performance optimization
• Agile framework & principles
• Leadership
• Communication
• Time management