Sr Software Engineer - Java

About your role:

Fiserv is a global leader in payments and financial technology, and our product development teams are at the heart of transforming how the world moves money. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a dynamic and innovative team predominantly focused on building high-scale backend services using Spring Boot and microservices, while occasionally contributing to full-stack initiatives. You will work in a highly collaborative environment to design, build, and deliver high-value features rapidly, making a direct impact on our customers and the future of commerce.

What you’ll do:

• Technical Leadership: Demonstrate technical leadership within the team, mentoring others, providing feedback, and assisting in growing the collective technical knowledge of the group.
• Agile & DevOps Execution: Show proficiency in DevOps and Agile principles by actively participating in all Scrum events and driving continuous improvement in team execution.
• Software Development: Apply engineering best practices to analyze, design, and develop software solutions, leveraging established coding standards and automation to meet business needs.
• Quality & Testing: Implement a comprehensive suite of automated unit and integration tests to confirm software behavior and conduct thorough code reviews to ensure top-tier quality.
• Problem Solving & Optimization: Identify technical problems in malfunctioning or poor-performing software and develop robust solutions and automation capabilities.
• Pipeline Automation: Build and maintain continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) processes through high-level pipeline automation.
• Professional Growth: Strive for excellence by completing technical courses and obtaining certifications to stay at the forefront of the industry. 
• Responsibilities listed are not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified as necessary.

Experience you’ll need to have:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional work experience.
• Software Delivery: 6+ years of experience in designing, developing, delivering, and supporting software applications.
• Java Mastery: 6+ years of hands-on experience with modern programming and scripting languages, with a specific focus on Java and Spring Boot.
• Data Expertise: 6+ years of experience working with datastores and executing complex database queries.
• Modern Methodologies: Proven experience working with DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, and Agile methodologies.
• Version Control: Experience using Git to manage codebases, including advanced branching and merging practices.

Experience that would be great to have:

• Full-Stack & UI: Experience with full-stack development, specifically with React, is a significant plus.
• Domain Knowledge: Previous experience in Payments Processing is highly preferred.
• Cloud-Native & Architecture: Understanding of microservice architectures and developing distributed applications, preferably in cloud-native environments.
• Containerization: Foundational knowledge of Kubernetes (publishing/monitoring containers) and experience building images using Docker.
• Infrastructure as Code: Knowledge of IaC frameworks like Helm and build tools like Gradle.
• AI Integration: Experience with development via AI or AI usage to improve engineering velocity.
• Systems & Tooling: Comfortable with Linux/Windows CLI and experience with multi-module projects (mono-repos) and GitLab CI.
• Soft Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with a "think outside the box" problem-solving mindset.

How you’ll work:

• This role is on-site Monday through Friday. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with you