Java Backend Developer

Geidea Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation.

Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market

Our solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity.

Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinking

www.geidea.net

To maintain a competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new Back End Developer

Job purpose:

To design, develop, maintain, and enhance the organization's settlement platform by delivering reliable, secure, and scalable Java-based solutions that ensure accurate financial transaction processing, reconciliation, and settlement operations. The role is responsible for supporting business continuity, improving system performance, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of critical payment infrastructure in alignment with operational and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities:

• Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and adherence to engineering standards across services
• Contribute to architectural decisions, including microservices design, API contracts, and system integrations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, QA, DevOps) to deliver reliable and performant solutions
• Proactively identify system bottlenecks, performance issues, and drive optimization initiatives
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and data protection standards relevant to fintech systems
• Support production stability by contributing to incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• 2–3 years in backend development using Java
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Java (Spring Boot / Spring Framework)
• RESTful API design and integration
• Microservices architecture
• Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Version control (Git)
• Basic understanding of distributed systems

Preferred

• Messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• CI/CD pipelines

Our values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the most

Customer first - It's embedded in our design thinking and customer service approach

Open - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolve

Real - No jargon and no excuses!

Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking.

Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than before.

Collaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team.

We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution.