Senior / Backend Developer

at  Currenxie

INTRODUCTION

Currenxie is a Hong Kong headquartered, fast growing, global financial technology group of companies looking for talented people to join our rapidly expanding team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive individual who would be excited to have the opportunity of growing with us as we launch our European HQ office in Dublin.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our agile dev team, and interested in building state-of-the-art, performant, scalable and maintainable backend services and APIs. You will be involved in working on multiple products with a modern tech stack, and on projects involving multiple team members in a dynamic environment.
We’d like that you aren’t afraid of voicing an opinion on how to do things better, in both our code base, and in our daily workflows and processes. You must be a driven team player that never compromises on quality. You are comfortable working in a dynamic, multinational environment where excellence is encouraged and rewarded.

SKILLS

• 5+ years of Java experience, candidates with less working experience will be considered as Backend Developer
• Experience building and maintaining APIs using Spring Boot, connecting to various SQL and NoSQL databases (ideally PostgreSQL and Redis).
• Experience building server-side generated web applications using templating engines (such as Thymeleaf)
• Ability to write well-documented, clean code.
• Degree in computer science or similar technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience in team programming projects, preferably using Git or other source control systems.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and able to pick up new technologies.

• Develop secure backend services and APIs to support new features and further enhancements.
• Understanding product requirements and translating them to robust technical solutions.
• Contribute to overall solution architecture.
• Work and collaborate with the rest of the engineering team, including frontend developers and product owners.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
• Keep improving our code base as we go along, and refactor things for the better.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance issues.