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Boku

Senior Software Contractor

Hybrid

London, United Kingdom

Freelance

13-01-2025

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Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including Amazon, DAZN, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify, and Tencent rely on Boku to reach millions of new paying consumers who do not use credit cards with our purpose-built payment network of more than 250 local payment methods that reach 7 billion accounts across 65 countries. Every year, Boku processes over $9 billion in value for our customers. Incorporated in 2008, Boku is headquartered in London and San Francisco and has employees in over 39 countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the UAE. Boku is a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace.

The Merchant Settlement Engineering team at Boku is looking for a Java consultant to join us. This position is based in London and will work collaboratively with team members in Sibiu, Mumbai, London, and San Francisco. As part of the Merchant Settlement Engineering team, you will be responsible for end-to-end development and support of our Settlement and Treasury Operation by building a top Money movement platform. We’re a small company, but we have a global reach. We work face-to-face with colleagues and collaborate across disciplines. But our clients, partners and operations are all over the world. Boku is a busy, exciting, and demanding place to work, but it’s the people that make the company. The mix of cultures, viewpoints, and experiences are vital for a global company like ours and every person’s contribution is valued. If you are looking for a new challenge in an exciting, innovative, and international working environment, we are the ideal company for you.

RESONSIBILITIES:

Be highly motivated and maintain a positive, 'can-do' attitude in a fast-moving environment
Work hands-on with a highly skilled team of Engineers and stakeholder to ideate, build, and improve Boku payment products and features
An ability to think through customer's pain points and requirements and to come up with a simple, elegant solution
Design, build, and enhance the frontend UI and backend APIs required for the products
An ability to understand how data is generated and processed, with all challenges associated with it, such us working with millions of transactions, ETL, replications and complex Relational databases setup and operations.
Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing and release
Foster the spirit of collaboration across multiple internal and external teams

ABOUT YOU:

Self-starter – You require little to no supervision
Growth-minded – You are curious and enthusiastic to expand your skills
Ownership –You are confident, driven, self-motivated and quickly take ownership of your work
Product minded – You enjoy working with stakeholders on requirement discovery and building out new features
Multiplier – You are passionate about sharing knowledge with others and growing junior team members
Desire for impact - You are willing to take on more responsibilities as opportunities arise

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience shipping high-quality products
Strong software design and architecture skills
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional teams: Product Management, Quality Assurance, Operational Support, etc.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain technical design, best practices, and integration guide to both technical and non-technical audiences
Hands-on software development experience in Java
Hands-on experience with relational databases (MySQL and AWS Redshift would be ideal)
Experience with service-oriented architecture
Experience integrating with third party web services across a variety of technologies, e.g. REST
Experience with some (or all) of the following technologies/frameworks/tools: Maven, Git,, JMS, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Jersey, Jetty, Kubernetes

BONUS:

Experience building and maintaining applications in the cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Has worked or currently working in Payment industry

About the Company

Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is a global provider of localized payment solutions including digital wallets, direct carrier billing, and account to account/real-time payments schemes. Boku’s global payments network includes over 200 local payment methods worldwide, reaching over 7.5 billion consumer payment accounts in more than 60 countries. Boku works with the world’s largest merchants including Amazon, Google, Spotify, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Spotify, Tencent and Sky, helping them to grow their businesses in every corner of the g... Know more

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