FICO
Software Lead Engineer – Backend ( 7-10 years of Java, Microservices, Platform experience)
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FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!
The Opportunity
"This is an opportunity to define, build and shape the future of FICO's Fraud Solutions. We are seeking a Lead Engineer to work on development of an analytic decisioning platform. You will be part of a highly energetic team of software engineers to create the next generation software platform for FICO’s feature management capabilities. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies applied to one-of-a-kind business problems." - VP, Software Engineering.
What You’ll Contribute
- Design and develop backend modules of feature management capability of FICO decisioning platform.
- Collaborate with other engineers, architects and user experience personnel in understanding the story requirements and implement them to match the laid-out acceptance criteria.
- Continuously improve engineering practices for the software platform to support efficiency, reliability, and serviceability goals.
- Evaluate new design specifications and raise quality standards, address architectural concerns such as stability, compatibility, scalability, interoperability etc.
- Understand security aspects of the product and remediate security vulnerabilities proactively.
- Continually learn new technologies in related areas.
- Demonstrate technical leadership through publication, presentations, white papers and event participation.
What We’re Seeking
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science or related disciplines, or relevant software development experience.
- 7+ years of proficiency in Java (Java 17 preferred), Microservices, Spring framework, Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle and Git.
- Proficiency in writing unit tests using frameworks like JUnit or Testng.
- Experience in developing REST & gRPC based webservices.
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, principles and design patterns.
- Strong understanding of implementing application security such as authentication and authorization.
- Knowledge of Docker & Kubernetes deployments.
- Knowledge of databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Cassandra.
- A quality-first mindset to proactively adhere to code quality standards and software engineering processes.
- Experience with Agile or Scaled Agile software development.
- Experience in software design with strong foundation of design models and database structures.
- Excellent communication and ability to articulate the design with other team members.
Our Offer to You
- An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
- The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
- Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
- An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.
Why Make a Move to FICO?
At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.
FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:
• Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.
• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.
• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.
Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!
Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers
FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.
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