Junior Java Engineer (Fintech / Mobile Payments)

Emerge Soft is executing a long-term project for one of the largest telecommunication companies globally, developing a Mobile Financial Services platform that connects telecom operators and banks to provide financial services to millions of unbanked users worldwide.

• 1–2 years of professional backend engineering experience, preferably in Fintech, Banking, or Telecom.
• Solid foundational knowledge of Java EE (Enterprise Edition).
• Practical experience with Apache Kafka event streaming.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases (SQL, Oracle).
• Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (JUnit, Mockito).
• Fluency in English (minimum B2+, written and spoken).

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration workflows (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Experience with build automation tools (Gradle) and CI/CD setups (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Familiarity with logging, search, and observability tools (Prometheus, Elasticsearch, OpenTelemetry).
• Basic understanding of frontend technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js).

• Implement new features, customize, and maintain a high-volume financial system processing massive transaction streams.
• Write robust unit and integration tests to ensure platform stability.
• Integrate the core application with existing client infrastructure modules (authorization, alarm ecosystems, events, and OpenTelemetry metrics tracking).
• Analyze business requirements and maintain technical software documentation.
• Participate in core technical application modeling (low-level design).
• Work closely within a highly collaborative, cross-functional Agile team of 5–7 engineers.