About Blackhawk Network:

At Blackhawk Network, we shape the future of global branded payments through the prepaid products, technologies, and networks that connect brands and people. Our collaborative innovation and scalable, security-minded solutions help our partners to increase reach, loyalty, and revenue. We believe our future holds great things for Blackhawk Network and its partners. We believe that together, we can shape the future. Our beliefs? Win as one team, be innovative, global excellence and be inspiring!

So, what are you waiting for? Shape your career and join our global network.

Overview:

As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer, you will join the team responsible for delivering the next generation high- volume, fault-tolerant, and scalable transaction processing system for Blackhawk. The candidate will possess a demonstrated proficiency in a wide range of skills and experience utilizing Java, Application service Interfaces, and database technologies. The desired candidate will have an excellent understanding and hands-on experience designing and building software components that can handle high volume traffic. Apply now for a chance to lead our products and platforms to new heights of functionality and adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver high performance software solutions
• Provides Technical leadership to a team of software developers
• Work as a technical leader with Architects and product owners to build the right solution for the business requirements
• Demonstrates mastery to adopt industry best practices and processes to develop enterprise level software applications using best suitable technology stack.
• Provide technical expertise in performance tuning applications, ensure applications conform to security standards
• Work closely with Operations and Support staff to ensure production hand-off post-release
• Has a strong grasp of integrating application front-ends with server-side code and Web Services / APIs.
• Subject matter expert in processes and methodologies with ability to adapt and improvise in various situations. Expert in navigating through ambiguity and prioritizing conflicting asks.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, iteration planning, iteration demos and retrospectives.
• Lead code reviews process, influence and mentor team members.

Qualifications:

• 13+ years of software development experience with full application stacks.
• 5+ years of experience in Java / JEE technologies and leading teams of software Developers
• Expert at Java jdk 1.6 or above and accomplished at multithreading.
• Expert in service-oriented architecture and REST service knowledge.
• Expertise and solid knowledge of OO Design & design patterns.
• Very good Experience with open source frameworks such as Spring.
• Strong understanding of Algorithms and Data Structures.
• Demonstrate mastery in reviewing code, mentoring team members, and driving great development practices.
• Strong experience with build, deploy & continuous integration tools (i.e. maven, Jenkins, Gradle, GIT etc.)
• Strong experience with Java Unit Testing Frameworks and Tools such as JUnit, Mockito etc.
• Strong affinity for an engineering culture that emphasizes Agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Very Good attitude & team player is a must.