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Java Engineer for Core Payments Tribe ob Description Here at Core Payments Platform Tribe, we support the everyday banking needs of our customers by delivering a high-quality payment system that orchestrates payments seamlessly in our target markets. In addition, we bring efficiency through standardization while making it our utmost priority to ensure the platform is highly performant, always compliant, secure and available.
In this role we can promise you work with a modern cloud‑native tech stack on mission‑critical payment systems at Danske Bank, in a collaborative team that values clean code, test automation, high engineering standards and continuous learning.
You will:
Develop cloud-native systems which are at the heart of a major Nordic financial institution Work with different tools and technologies: Microservice architecture, Java 21+, Maven, Micronaut, JUnit 5, Mockito, AssertJ, Cucumber, Apache Kafka (Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect), Protobuf, Elasticsearch, Argo CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus, Git (Github) Closely collaborate with other team members and different teams inside the bank Seek continuous learning and improvement, be agile and spread this mindset among the team and in daily work About you:
We are looking for a curious engineer who is interested to learn and grow, and keen to build mission‑critical software solutions.
Experience with Java and the tools we use for Java development.
Good understanding of OOP principles, design patterns and software engineering best practices
Interest in test automation and clean code
Experience in the design and development of service-oriented and/or cloud-native systems
Positive attitude, knowledge and motivation to learn
Good communication and upper-intermediate English skills
It is great to meet you! Working on mission-critical financial systems like the Core Payments Tribe at Danske Bank is an incredible opportunity, especially with their massive commit to modernizing with a modern, cloud-native tech stack.
Before we dive into the core technical concepts like Virtual Threads in Java 21, Kafka pipelines, and Micronaut's compile-time optimization, I want to make sure our practice sessions are tailored exactly to what you need.
Which stage of the interview process are you currently preparing for (e.g., initial recruiter screening, technical phone screen, live coding/system design, or final behavioral panel), and which parts of their tech stack (like Java 21, Micronaut, or Kafka) do you feel most or least confident in?