Java Chapter Lead - Business Banking Lending @ING Hubs Romania

Discover ING Hubs Romania

ING Hubs Romania offers 130 services in software development, data management, non-financial risk & compliance, audit, and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide, with the help of over 1700 high-performing engineers, risk, and operations professionals.

We started out in 2015 as ING’s software development hub – a distinct entity from ING Bank Romania – then steadily expanded our range to include more services and competencies.

Now we provide borderless services with bank-wide capabilities and operate from two locations: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Our tech capabilities remain the core of our business, with more than 1500 colleagues active in Data Management, Touchpoint Channels & Integration, Core Banking, and Global Products.

We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment, where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged.

For us, impact isn't a perk. It's the driver of our work.

We are guided and rewarded by a shared desire to make the world a better place, one innovative solution at a time. Our colleagues make it their job to do impactful things and they love doing it in good company. Do you?

The Mission

We offer our customers an online application process for a business loan. Depending on the customer's profile and need, it is directed to the right delivery model. At this moment we currently have two models in scope: Instant lending (end-to-end online loan) or Fast Track lending (Online application, but offline assessment for a loan).

Your day to day

Even if you start your day in the comfort of your home or drink your morning coffee in our office’s garden, your day will be quite similar when it comes to tasks. Here are your daily responsibilities:

• Build & lead the team, motivate & mentor the team and be the team representative.

• Software Development experience with Java stack technologies

• You oversee the „how”, - how to build an efficient, high-quality solution based on the requested functionality

• Ensure the individual development of your team members, so that they can successfully fulfill the new roles and the new processes

• You are responsible for HR related activities: 1 to 1 meeting with your team members, performance management, target setting

• You work with the recruitment team to attract, onboard and retain top talent (people management activities: 40%, engineering activities 60%)

What you’ll bring to the team

• You hold a University/ Master’s degree in Information Technology - mandatory

• Experience with coaching and motivating team members

• Relevant experience designing Java based backend applications using following technologies, tooling, frameworks:

  • Spring, SpringBoot

  • DB technologies (preferably Cassandra, SQL Server, Oracle)

  • Experience/Interest in any JVM programming language (Java, Kotlin, Scala), a good understanding of microservices architecture

  • Experience with Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, secure coding tools (e.g. Checkmarx) is a plus

  • Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. Prometheus) and distributed logging (ELK stack)

  • Experience with asynchronous communication (e.g. Kafka)

• Understanding of what full application lifecycle means and how to contribute to it.

• Familiar with CI & CD, code quality (Azure DevOps, Gitlab)

• Experience in working using the Agile methodology

• Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English

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